 With Paul George requesting a trade out of Oklahoma it leaves Russell Westbrook in a different situation to how he started off this season He started off with Paul George a replacement for Kevin Durant a guy that honestly could have led this team to the Western Conference finals if they could have played well and meshed together as a team and Honestly, I still give the Oklahoma City Thunder full credit Give Westbrook a guy that is similar to Kevin Durant Obviously, there are not many players similar to Kevin Durant But to give Westbrook a guy like Paul George as a replacement for Kevin Durant Wasn't a bad piece at all because obviously Paul George is one of the best two-way players in the league and Whilst it didn't work out give the Thunder their credit and now they just have to look to the future I believe you should always have a winning mentality the clip has approved that the heat generally proved that with Pat Riley I believe the Spurs have proved that and I believe as a whole It just helps to be a winning team because you're always in the hunt number one for future potential free agents and number two Because why not try and compete no matter what? It's better than tanking and especially with the NBA draft order and the change there It's harder to get a top three pick now Just ask the Phoenix Suns that didn't work for them They were projected to tank get Zion Williamson or RJ Barrett or someone of the top three and they didn't get anyone So what I'm saying is I believe that the Oklahoma City Thunder and Sam Presti still should have some credit Even just for the past two years and yes, I get it They didn't click as a team, but at the same time they tried and at the end of the day That's all you can do if you're an NBA team and obviously I do understand It's easy for a big market like LA Miami Boston to just be like yeah We're gonna always compete and we're still gonna be an option for future potential free agents Whereas a small market team like Oklahoma. It's hard for them to do that But at the same time you can also have the best of both worlds Oklahoma they tried to get Russell Westbrook another star to compete now that it didn't work They are also in a rebuilding phase So I think there's a time for both scenarios But at the same time once you lose Kevin Durant to be able to get Paul George as a replacement was extremely good It just didn't work out. Imagine if the Pelicans got someone like Paul George to surround Anthony Davis I mean, I guess they got to Marcus Cuthan. So they tried so that was probably a bad example But how about Paul George in Charlotte to surround Kemba Walker or even last season the LA Lake is getting Paul George to pair up with LeBron James Like obviously this is last season. They end up getting Anthony Davis So it all worked out in the end, but what I'm saying is at least the Thunder took a risk. That is all I'm saying That's why I believe the Thunder should still get their credit I see a lot of people hating on them and just because it didn't work out. I don't think they deserve it But why didn't it work out? Why would they eliminate it in the first round in both seasons together in 2018? They were eliminated by the Utah Jazz in six games and this year Obviously, they were eliminated by Portland in five games So there was really never a chance of them even making it to the second round because in both series They couldn't even force a game seven now Is this the result of Russell Westbrook or was it the result of Paul George? Because when Westbrook played with Kevin Durant, they were able to make the Western Conference finals So was it the result of Paul George not being able to live up to what Kevin Durant was or was it still Russell Westbrook? Let me know down below what you guys think with that being said here are five NBA trades that could land Russell Westbrook onto a new team I personally believe that the last two are the most realistic and they have the highest chance of actually happening But I wanted to put five teams in here just because why not see what happens? You never know if the Thunder do not trade Russell Westbrook before the start of the season New teams will start to emerge teams on the cusp of making the playoffs and teams that really want to push for the NBA Championship that may not have that extra piece Russell Westbrook may be that guy a lot of people hate on Russell Westbrook I personally don't hate on him. I just think that at times he can stat pad But I don't think he is a bad player to have on your team I think he's one of the greatest players in today's NBA And I do believe that the only concern is his huge contract in saying that let's look at five teams The Russell Westbrook could end up on and if you enjoy these sorts of videos It would be greatly appreciated if you could subscribe if you're new for daily NBA content and leave a like to support the channel That would be greatly appreciated. Anyway, let's get into it at number five Russell Westbrook to the Minnesota Timberwolves Okay, now I don't really believe that this will happen But I really don't think it's that bad of a trade to be honest with you This is Andrew Wiggins at Jarrett Calva and a future first-round pick to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for Russell Westbrook But to be honest with you out of respect for Russell Westbrook and what he's done for the Thunder I don't believe they're gonna trade him to a team like the Minnesota Timberwolves I personally believe that they will trade him to a future contending team Which is why I don't believe that this trade will actually go through. What does this do for the Minnesota Timberwolves? Number one it gives them their point guard number two It gives them a guy that they can pair up with Carl Anthony Towns that is it named Andrew Wiggins who? Obviously that experiment hasn't really worked out too much for the Minnesota Timberwolves in saying that it gives the Oklahoma City Thunder a Reasonably young player that had the potential at the start of his career and just hasn't lived up to it But he could still make a transition in my opinion to being an all-star Calva player If he puts in the work and fires a team that really supports him and surrounds him with pieces Andrew Wiggins is still reasonably young and Jared Calva is a really solid piece That I don't think the Oklahoma City Thunder would not mind having on their team Plus another first-round pick and they are set for the future Plus the contract situation works out because Andrew Wiggins is on a very steep contract and so is Russell Westbrook So that is trade number five Number four Russell Westbrook to the Houston Rockets now this one Do I think it's gonna happen? Probably not in saying that the duo of Russell Westbrook and James Harden would be so fun to watch Because we watched them before in Oklahoma now We can watch them in Houston and see what they make of it in saying that the Houston Rockets already tried to make a trade for Jimmy Butler that obviously didn't work out and considering they didn't really do a whole lot in this year's off season They're basically going into next season with the same team. That's a little bit older Chris Paul PJ Tucker Eric Gordon a little bit older. So are they gonna play the same as last season? Well, we don't really know in saying that I believe the West also got better the jazz got a ton better I believe they'll be at top four seed the clip is obviously they got a lot better And they were already a really decent team the lake has obviously got better So the Rockets are they gonna be as good? Well, that's up for debate Russell Westbrook and Stephen Adams They go to the Houston Rockets Clint Capella as a replacement for Stephen Adams as he's on a 15 million dollar contract Whereas Stephen Adams is on around 22 million dollars. So that says a little bit of catchphrase there So with Clint Capella being on a cheap contract It still allows the Thunder to either compete or to continue their rebuild which they will even if they get CP3 Eric Gordon and Clint Capella from the Houston Rockets plus three to four future first-round picks That would mean the Thunder have all the picks that they received all seven picks that they received from training Paul George Plus around three to four future first-round picks for trading Russell Westbrook and Stephen Adams Which gives them the brightest of futures plus they can still compete with Chris Paul Eric Gordon, Danila Galanari, Jeremy Grant and Clint Capella That's still good enough to compete and you are still able to rebuild from that with some assets that you can trade in the Future look at the end of the day isn't gonna happen probably not But if you're the Houston Rockets a Russell Westbrook and James Harden pairing would be insane to watch once again We've watched it before it'd be so fun to watch again And it spices up the Houston Rockets a little bit Russell Westbrook James Harden PJ Tucker They can probably sign a free agent power forward and they would still have Stephen Adams at center Which is a decent core in the Western Conference now like I said Well, it happened probably not but just a trade scenario that would be so fun to watch Number three the New York Knicks Look if any team was gonna miss out on the key free agents of this year's NBA free agency It was gonna be the Knicks because they were so ready so hyped Everybody believed that they could have got one superstar free agent and they ended up with nothing now to the Knicks credit I don't believe that that's a bad thing and I'm gonna make a separate video talking about the Knicks later on But I personally don't think that losing out on the key free agents apart from Julius Randall is really a bad thing Because I don't believe that there's any point in signing a guy like Kemba Walker or a guy like DeMarcus cousins when they're not good enough to make you Championship contenders anyway, why not build your young core see how they play and then go for the 2021 free agency, which is arguably just as stacked if I'm the Knicks. I'm happy with Julius Randall I believe he'll be an all-star this season and I believe that him pairing up with RJ Barrett and you still got Dennis Smith Junior is not a bad young core. They will still be a future free agency destination in Saying that if they could get Russell Westbrook on this team to pair up with Julius Randall and RJ Barrett Would that be a good fit? Probably not but if any team was gonna do it I believe the New York Knicks would do something like this just because they're the New York Knicks and they have James Dolan Is it gonna happen? Most likely it will not happen, but you never know with the Knicks anything can happen Number two, Russell Westbrook to the Orlando Magic This was a playoff team last year and they re-signed Nicola Vucovic They also have other pieces like Aaron Gordon who could take that next step in his development Plus they have pieces that the Thunder may actually want a guy like Jonathan Isaac who's only 22 years old and Mubamba who's only 21 years old These are two very young and raw talents that the Thunder can develop with their young and upcoming pieces like Shaq Gilgis Alexander and their future picks to actually create a young core that can develop into something in the future Now to make the salary work out I believe that the magic would probably have to give up somebody maybe Evan Fournier who's on a one-year contract Which means he's off the books for the Thunder which they would take maybe two to three first-round picks from the magic Which could be very interesting But for the magic you will still have a pretty good team because number one you are in the Easting conference Which is pretty wide open at the moment number two Vucovic is an all-star Aaron Gordon has the potential to improve Terrence Ross is still a solid player and you pair that up with Russell Westbrook and you never know that team could do something in the Eastern Conference and Number one and to be honest the most realistic trade that I see happening is Russell Westbrook to the Miami Heat Now I know that a lot of people will probably hate on this one because I am a Miami Heat fan But I'm not being biased at all and I do believe that this is the number one target and the number one team The Russell Westbrook can land up on this is why number one Russell Westbrook wants to play for a contending team because of Westbrook services to the Oklahoma City Thunder and what he's done for that team They will only trade him to a contending team They wouldn't do him dirty even though they have the ability to trade him to any team And obviously the Miami Heat just got Jimmy Butler and we all know about Pat Riley and his ambitions to get star players together and Compete and when you think about it the Miami Heat they're gonna have a max spot in next year's free agency But the free agency next year is not that good if Russell Westbrook was in next year's free agency in my opinion He would be the top free agent to get but what would the trade look like? Well in my opinion the Oklahoma City Thunder because of Russell Westbrook's huge contract They can't do a lot and they won't expect a lot simply because of his huge contract Russell Westbrook heads to Miami and Miami gives up Derek Jones, Jr. Or Justice Winslow and I don't believe they're gonna give up Bam Adebayo or Tyler Hiro So let's say they give up Justice Winslow Justice Winslow gore and dredgic and probably a guy like Kelly Olinic or James Johnson to make the contract situation Work out and I honestly do not think that Miami will give up a pick And if they do it would just be one pick because honestly Miami doesn't even have many first-round picks to give up And I don't think Pat Riley would be willing to give up another one considering the Thunder already have Miami's 2021 first-round pick and 2023 first-round pick as much as it would hurt losing Justice Winslow I think getting Russell Westbrook would make up for it But that would be really tough if I'm Pat Riley I'm doing my all to make that package Derek Jones, Jr. Who's still a very young prospect who showed potential Kelly Olinic who was off the books next season But it makes the contract situation work out Who is also off the books next season But once again makes the contract situation work out and one future first-round pick But the only other trade proposal I see happening is possibly if the Thunder also throw in Stephen Adams Miami may also throw in Bam Adebayo, which means the Miami Heat would have Russell Westbrook, Jimmy Butler, Justice Winslow and Stephen Adams, which is still a very good team in the Eastern Conference But as a heat fan, I would much rather we keep Bam and just take on Russell Westbrook for Gore and dredgic Derek Jones, Jr. A future first-round pick and either Kelly Olinic or James Johnson With that being said the other team I have as an honorable mention is the Los Angeles Lakers Do I think they're gonna get Russell Westbrook and do I think they have the chance? Probably not simply due to the contract situation But the Lakers have a very strong case to get Russell Westbrook and I've stated it before Russell Westbrook is from LA number one Russell Westbrook played in UCLA number two Russell Westbrook wants to play in a contending team number three And number four Russell Westbrook and LeBron James have been spending a lot of time together And it wouldn't surprise me if that happened The only thing that would prevent this from going through would be obviously the contract situation But the Lakers could give up Karl Kuzma, Danny Green and probably a few other pieces that are on one-year contracts Plus future first-round picks and I just think if you're the Lakers and you're going to lose some depth I don't think it's worth it But at the same time if they really are not doing that well at the trade deadline LeBron James could pull something out of nothing if Russell Westbrook is still on the Thunder at that time And with that being said let me know where you guys think that Russell Westbrook will end up Let's see if we can reach 2,000 likes for the next video Subscribe if you're new be sure to hit the notification bell so you don't miss a video And also be sure to follow me on Instagram With that said hope you guys enjoyed the video I am out peace