Russell Westbrook has been traded to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Chris Paul.
What We Know:
- Houston has traded two-first found draft picks and pick swaps in 2021 and 2025 in exchange for Westbrook, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.
- Westbrook will now be reunited with his former Thunder teammate, James Harden. Westbrook and Harden played from 2009 until 2012 when Harden was traded to the Rockets.
- “The Rockets owner Tilman Feritta spoke of the blockbuster trade, thanking Paul for his two years in Houston”, CBSsports said.
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The Oklahoma City Thunder have 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, league sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 12, 2019
- Despite the Rockets’ regular season and Houston coming up short in the 2017-18 NBA Finals, the Rockets will now contend to a title with Harden and now Westbrook.
- According to CBSsports, “Paul commented on how much he enjoyed playing in Oklahoma City when he returned to play as a member of the Los Angeles Clippers in 2014.”
The Athletic reports that the team plans to compete with Paul’s Thunder squad.
