Why NOBODY WON the Russell Westbrook and Chris Paul Trade

After trading Paul George to the Los Angeles Clippers, the next priority for the Oklahoma City Thunder was to

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Russell Westbrook, but many people, including me, questioned the

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value of Russell Westbrook, I'm sure he is the former MVP of the league and his average is a triple-double in the last three. seasons, but as a point guard who still has huge holes in his game, who relies heavily on his athleticism, and who will turn 31 next season, having to pay him $131 million over the next four seasons would seem ridiculous to many organizations, but here we are. It's just a week after the Paul George trade and Russell Westbrook is no longer a member of the Oklahoma City Thunder because he was traded and he wasn't traded to the Knicks or the Orlando Magic or even the Detroit Pistons, but he was traded to the Houston Rockets yes YouTube, you heard me right, Russell Westbrook was traded to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Chris Paul and a bunch of first round picks that are pretty questionable and I'll talk about that later, but I'm here to say that.

After watching this trade yesterday and sleeping on it, I can't help but think that absolutely no one won this trade and honestly, there is a chance that we will be looking back at this trade within the next two or three years and we are going to say that everyone involved lost, there's a good chance we'll look back on this exchange and say that, but before we continue, if you guys aren't subscribed, hit the subscribe button and hit the bell to get a notification after each . Just one video I post, follow me on Twitter and Instagram, the links for my social media will be below in the description box, also leave a like so I can continue making fire videos like this and comment your thoughts, let me know what you guys think. do.

I thought about this video and the exchange below in the comments section, but now let's start with the first loser and that's Chris Paul. Chris Paul is a 34-year-old veteran and in recent seasons he has not had the biggest break after a very abrupt Final with the Clippers and some ups and downs with the Houston Rockets, the conversation around Chris Paul quickly changed from being one of the elite point guards in the NBA to be possibly the highest paid, but after last season's end in the postseason and Chris Paul's show and a clear slide in his game that was only supposed to be caused by age, many people said that If the Rockets were going to make drastic moves in the offseason by trading Chris Paul, if that was possible, he should be at the top of their list. list of things to do, but I would be honest with you all because Chris Paul is reportedly very unhappy with this trade and being in Oklahoma City, but if Chris Paul is angry about this, he only has himself to blame, This is the same guy as everyone. describes himself as a competitor who will do whatever it takes to achieve the one thing that has eluded him throughout his entire career, an NBA championship, but if that were the case, why couldn't he have saved himself five million dollars less so he could resign and Trevor Ariza because apparently he wasn't even willing to cut a dollar from that contract.

Now I will never say that any NBA player should have to take a pay cut because money is money and don't know how long you are going to play this sport so take what you can but never forget that the NBA is a business and to someone like Chris Paul, who has played in the NBA for over a decade and is also the president of the Players. Association, I would hope that he, of all people, understands that and he knows his body, he knows that he is aging and when you take those two things into consideration, he should have known the possible consequences that that contract would have had and for someone who has been Very decisive in advocating for more power for NBA players, he will have to get used to being moved without having a say in his destiny because at this point in his career, with the slide in his game combined with injuries, no one wants him at that evil. contract I'm so sorry but Chris Paul at this point your career is out of your hands and he sucks your money but at what cost you know I could say a lot about the Oklahoma City Thunder.

I could talk about how they were the ones who originally had Russell Westbrook and James Harden and not the Houston Rockets and they had them seven years ago when they were younger, before they were even in their prime, along with a young Kady and Serge Ibaka and It essentially resulted in them earning a Finals appearance in 2012, where they lost. Miami Heat after beating the Spurs and Lakers, could talk about the fact that they finally gave up on those big three and that core trio of Russell Westbrook, James Harden and Kevin Durant, because they didn't want to pay James Harden four million dollars Just a few years later they are paying Carmelo Anthony over twenty million dollars, yes Carmelo Anthony.

I could also talk about the fact that the last three years they're finishing the season, it's been a first round exit in every season I can talk about. about the fact that Paul George just had his MVP-caliber year and finished third for that award along with Russell Westbrook also averaging a triple-double and that the season ended the same way the other two seasons ended previously. with a first round exit. Nailed Damian Lillard, but what I'm going to do is address the fact that Sam Presti is one of the most overrated general managers in sports history. This is the same guy who, yes, I understand, drafted Kady, sorry Ruston Ibaka and made that team. but this is the same guy who broke up that team and then tried to replace it with Paul George and Carmelo Anthony and paid more for that team than he would have had to pay for the original team in the first place and for this guy to keep getting all the smears alone because he drafted those players is just ridiculous and for them to always say oh he turned Serge Ibaka into Paul George but where is Paul George right now?

He's not on that team, he's in our West with Kawhi Leonard on the Clippers and also. What I find crazy about this trade that shows how overrated Sam Presti is is that they couldn't get an unprotected pick from the Rockets in this transaction, literally every pick they got from the Rockets is protected in some way. and what baffles me is the trade of 20 25 picks that are top 20 protected, if this is the best the oklahoma city thunder can get for

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, doesn't this confirm everything people have been saying, including me to me, about the Russell Westbrook trade?

The value isn't as high as some people believed because think about it, the Oklahoma City Thunder just traded a bad contract for an even worse one considering the production they'll get from that player, but it's just one year shorter at this point. I don't know what the Oklahoma City Thunder are doing, will OKC fans let me know in the comments section because I'm sure they will tell me? I don't watch all KC games. I don't know anything about this organization. Let me know, try to tell me what you're doing because I'm sure I don't know now when it comes to The Rock.

Could someone be honest with you guys like OKC? I don't know what the Houston Rockets are doing. Or this is a team that makes absolutely no sense when it comes to signing players or trading players and this Russell Westbrook trade is just the latest example of that philosophy. It's safe to say that Daryl Morey is just a general manager he's interested in acquiring. talent despite the adjustment when the Houston Rockets signed White Howard a lot of people questioned how that was going to work and considering how it ended I say they were right and when the Rockets traded for Chris Paul people questioned that too and they had a successful first year . and I am one of those stopped by Golden State, they were up by three;

You know, Chris Paul got hurt, we all saw it, but the second year was full of so many ups and downs and I'm not entirely sure what the gap formed. between James Harden and Chris Paul, but regardless, I'm sure they were very disappointed with the results of that season and then earlier this offseason we started hearing rumors that they were trying to sign and trade with Jimmy Butler who would have just been Ridiculous if it wasn't clear before it should be clear now that Daryl Morey is an overrated GM, he's not bad but he's just overrated.

I mean, think about it, when the Rockets are trying to upgrade their roster, he's just going after one player. on his talent and skill level rather than his form and that's never a good thing because you could have all the talent in the world if they don't fit together and find ways to win games collectively as a team, it can work out for them. for a season or two, but in the long run it usually fails and whether it was the target I miss or Chris Paul, the end result was a failure and the Rockets better pray that this Russell Westbrook experiment doesn't end the same way because If so, Oh God, you are in for a rude awakening.

You know, I was originally going to save this last part of the video solely for Russell Westbrook, but after some thought I couldn't do it, so I titled it the big three Russell Westbrook. James Harden and Mike D'Antoni is not another player who is part of these big three, it is Mike D'Antoni and there is a lot I could say about these big three, but I will be brief Russell Westbrook James Harden and Mike D'Antoni was They have provided numerous opportunities that others in their positions would not have and I know no one wants to say this, but for these three this is it.

I don't see the Rockets making any other moves or at least any other drastic moves. to this roster, so for James Harden this could be your last chance to get a championship and save that legacy you have of being a suffocate in the postseason and for Russell Westbrook you are just trying to at least get out of the first round of the playoffs and prove that you can lead a team or at least be a supporting piece on a team that is a championship contender because the Rockets suddenly can't get past the first round, it's understandable that a lot of that blame falls on Russell Westbrook because his Ass hasn't been able to move up to the first round since KD left and they reportedly wanted this trade, they wanted to play together and apparently Harden is excited to play with Russell Westbrook and if that's the case they need to make it work and Although The West may not be completely open because teams like the Clippers and Lakers have these dynamic duos and the Clippers have a great bench and a great defense, but there are no obvious favorites like Golden State has been in recent seasons and when it comes to D'Antoni, oh God, this system that he never wants to change, he better change it because if he does, man, man, man, I don't even have to elaborate on that and the reason why he doesn't I will call winners. and I'm going to call them losers from now on because I know with almost certainty that we will be back here next year or two years from now talking about the exact same thing after another disappointing Houston Rockets season, this happens every year. but hey, what do I know?

I'm just a 19 year old YouTuber with 36 thousand people who listen to me for some strange reason, but you know this concludes this video, you guys in the comments section, let me know your opinions, I'm sure. Russell Westbrook fans, James Harden fans, Rockets fans, and OKC fans will all gang up on me in the comments section, let me know your thoughts. I'm sure they'll say I don't watch the Rockets or OKC. games, but let me know, don't forget to leave the like, let's turn on those lights, comment your opinions, subscribe and hit the bell to receive notifications after each and every video I post, this is your bull, you must have a signature. peace out