- Nine-time All Star returns to native Los Angeles from Wizards
- ‘I’m coming to a championship caliber team,’ says 32-year-old
The biggest move of a busy NBA offseason was Russell Westbrook’s return to his native Los Angeles to join the LA Lakers franchise he grew up worshipping.
As soon as the trade was announced, questions sprung up about how the ball dominant guard would fit in alongside demanding floor general LeBron James in an offense built around maximizing the generational talent of forward Anthony Davis.
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