We knew that the Rockets were going to have to rebuild after the departure of the “head coach”, Mike d’Antoni, then that of the architect in place for thirteen years, Daryl Morey, who left for Philadelphia. It was also known that there were uncertainties on the side of the stars James Harden and Russell Westbrook as to the direction taken by the franchise.
According to The Athletic, things have become clearer: Russell Westbrook would like to leave while James Harden seems ready to stay in place. In truth, Russell Westbrook would like to return to a bigger role, like what he did with the Thunder. Some rumors have already linked him to the Clippers and Knicks in particular.
James in, Russell out
For their part, the Rockets have confirmed that they want to build a title contender around James Harden, already focused on next season. It remains to be seen who will take the three-year contract to the tune of $ 123 million from the 32-year-old leader who also has a knee injury liability …
Sports Illustrated’s Chris Mannix says the market will be very limited for Russell Westbrook with such a massive contract. The new Texan management will have to work miracles to save the situation. As a reminder, the leader was obtained in a trade counting not only Chris Paul, but also two first rounds of Draft (2024 and 2026, protected on places 1 to 4) and two exchanges of first rounds of Draft (2021 and 2025) .
In the end, the Westbrook transplant will therefore not have taken in Houston. Between injury, suspension from competition and even contamination with Covid-19, he was not spared during his only season with the Rockets.
| Russell Westbrook | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Tirs | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | Until | Pd | Fte | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2008-09 | OKC | 82 | 33 | 39.8 | 27.1 | 81.5 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 15.3 |
| 2009-10 | OKC | 82 | 34 | 41.8 | 22.1 | 78.0 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 16.1 |
| 2010-11 | OKC | 82 | 35 | 44.2 | 33.0 | 84.2 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 8.2 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 21.9 |
| 2011-12 | OKC | 66 | 35 | 45.7 | 31.6 | 82.3 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 23.6 |
| 2012-13 | OKC | 82 | 35 | 43.8 | 32.3 | 80.0 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 7.4 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 23.2 |
| 2013-14 | OKC | 46 | 31 | 43.7 | 31.8 | 82.6 | 1.2 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 0.2 | 21.8 |
| 2014-15 | OKC | 67 | 34 | 42.6 | 29.9 | 83.5 | 1.9 | 5.4 | 7.3 | 8.6 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 28.2 |
| 2015-16 | OKC | 80 | 34 | 45.4 | 29.6 | 81.2 | 1.8 | 6.0 | 7.8 | 10.4 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 23.5 |
| 2016-17 ★ | OKC | 81 | 35 | 42.5 | 34.3 | 84.5 | 1.7 | 9.0 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 5.4 | 0.4 | 31.6 |
| 2017-18 | OKC | 80 | 36 | 44.9 | 29.8 | 73.7 | 1.9 | 8.2 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 25.4 |
| 2018-19 | OKC | 73 | 36 | 42.8 | 29.0 | 65.6 | 1.5 | 9.6 | 11.1 | 10.7 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 23.0 |
| 2019-20 | HOU | 57 | 36 | 47.2 | 25.8 | 76.3 | 1.8 | 6.2 | 7.9 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 4.5 | 0.4 | 27.3 |
| Total | 878 | 35 | 43.7 | 30.5 | 79.9 | 1.7 | 5.4 | 7.1 | 8.3 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 23.3 | |
