The Clippers introduced veteran guard Russell Westbrook to the media Wednesday, and he said he vows to do what it takes to win with his new team.
The Clippers’ decision to sign Russell Westbrook is really dumb. Apparently they didn’t see all the bricks and problems he had playing for the Lakers.
Asked why his fit with the Lakers didn’t work and why he believed it might be different with the Clippers, Westbrook studiously avoided mention of his former team, saying he planned to “make the game easy for all these guys that are here.” Frank said he and Lue had “up-front, honest dialogue” with Westbrook, “and I think my couple of takeaways without going too in depth is Russ wants to win, regardless of the role.”
He was not promised a starting role during conversations with team officials in the run-up to his signing, but such a job has been seen as the eventual outcome. Lue views Terance Mann, the nominal starting point guard since early January, as more of a small forward. The Clippers own the NBA’s sixth-best offensive rating, scoring 119 points per 100 possessions, since Mann’s insertion into the starting lineup.
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