Russell Westbrook will be on the Los Angeles Lakers squad as he has opted into his player option.
Russell Westbrook will exercise his $47.1 million player option to remain with the Los Angeles Lakers for the 2019-20 season. could have become an unrestricted free agent had he opted out of his contract, but he wants to stay with the Lakers.
Last season, the Los Angeles Lakers’ experiment with Russell Westbrook was a complete failure. The Los Angeles Lakers’ Russell Westbrook has been the subject of persistent trade speculations.
He had big expectations when he moved to LA last year, but he hasn’t been able to live up to them thus far. Rus had a bad season last year, so he would be keen to run it back and disprove all of his critics.
After the news about Westbrook opting in broke out, the Lakers’ supporters had mixed emotions. They know Rus hasn’t played well for them. However, they would love to see Westbrook return to his former glory.
With all the signs pointing to Westbrook staying with the Lakers, the veteran point guard will look to have a bounce-back season. He was quite disappointing last season, but maybe under a new head coach, he’ll perform well.
According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski: “The Lakers are counting on Westbrook to have a comeback season under new coach Darvin Ham. Westbrook has told ESPN in recent weeks that he’s enthusiastic about getting to know Ham.”
Hopefully, the trio of LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and LeBron James can stay healthy next season. But, while Westbrook is usually healthy, there have been serious doubts about LeBron James’ and, in particular, Anthony Davis’ durability.
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