Russell Westbrook traded to Rockets for Chris Paul, picks

By JACOB POLACHECK

The Oklahoma City Thunder agreed to trade Russell Westbrook to the Houston Rockets for Chris Paul, first-round picks in 2024 and 2026, pick swaps in 2021 and 2025, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowksi reported Thursday.

Sources: Pick protections in Thunder/Rockets, Russell Westbrook/Chris Paul trade:
2024 first round pick, protected 1-4
2026 first round pick, protected 1-4
2025 swap, 1-20 protected
2021 swap, protected 1-4 — OKC can swap Clippers pick or Heat pick.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 12, 2019

This deal will reunite Westbrook and 2018 NBA MVP James Harden, who played together with the Thunder from 2009-12.

NBA Super-Duos And Trios:

Lakers – LeBron/AD
Clippers – Kawhi/PG
Rockets – Harden/Russ
Nets – KD/Kyrie (in 2020)
Dubs – Curry/Klay/Draymond
Sixers – Embiid/Simmons/Horford
Blazers -Lillard/McCollum

Next:
Bucks -Giannis/Mton
Utah -Conley/Mitchell
Celtics -Hayward/Kemba/Tatum

— Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) July 12, 2019

Westbrook, the 2017 NBA MVP, is coming off a 2018-19 campaign in which he averaged 22.9 points, 11.1 rebounds and 10.7 assists per game, in 73 games.

Westbrook is owed $171.1 million over the next four seasons and will make $47.1 million alone in 2022-23, assuming he opts in to the final year of his contract.

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