NBA Trade Rumors: Houston Rockets Allegedly open to Trade for Russell Westbrook

The Houston Rockets could open to a trade for Russell Westbrook openly, provided that this would be tasty from the Los Angeles Lakers with enough draft capital. This reports Marc Stein (Substack), but he himself emphasizes that such a deal is still quite unlikely.

Trade speculation around the Point Guard of the Lakers, who was only in the summer of 2021 from Washington to L.a. came, quite a long time, allegedly, the Lakers itself should have already looked after potential trade partners. The traditional franchise has a disappointing first half of the season behind him, the fit of Westbrook on the side of LeBron James did not seem to fit so far.

According to matching media reports, the interest in a Westbrook trade within the league should be relatively low, which in addition to the manageable sporting achievements of the 33-year-old is also the contract. In the current season he earns $44.2 million, for 2022/23 he owns a player option of $47.1 million.

Stone brings the Rockets as a team into conversation, which according to his anonymous sources could be open to a Westbrook trade. In a potential deal, who would send John Wall in return to L.A. Houston would probably also demand the 2027 round pricking of the Lakers, possibly also several two-round picks.

In such a scenario Westbrook, much like current wall, would probably run a minute for the rockets, which are still committed to youth in their Rebuild. Wall has not yet completed a game in the current season and should be toted, but it is also low at him. The 31-year-old also earns $44.3 million with a player option for the coming season (47.4 million).

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Westbrook and Wall were already bathed in the off season 2020 for each other, at that time Westbrook went from the Rockets to the Wizards, Houston received additionally a first round chip. Whether Wall now Wall would be a greater help for the Lakers as Westbrook, is questionable. In recent years, he had always struggled with injuries, since April 2021 he has completed no game.

This makes such a deal relatively unlikely, which also persists. Instead, L.a. seems to want to want to offer the only remaining assets in a team in a package for another player. Among other things, the LAKERS is interested in Jeremy Grant, this package could not convince Detroit according to Stein so far.

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Westbrook is average in the current season of 18.5 points - its worst yield since 2009/10 -, 7.8 assists and 8.0 rebounds at 43.3 percent from the field and 30.4 percent of downtown. Most recently, he was placed by Head Coach Frank Vogel in Crunch time against the Pacers even on the bench.