NBA: TONNERRE HIT, RUSSELL WESTBROOK SHIPPERS TO HOUSTON ROCKETS

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The summer of 2019 will be in the annals of the NBA. After Anthony Davis, Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Kemba Walker ... Now Russell Westbrook and Chris Paul participate in this huge game of musical chairs. An XXL deal that swaps the two players between Houston and Oklahoma City with various picks for the next drafts.

This is a page in OKC's story that is turning. After Paul George left for Los Angeles a few days ago, the Thunder lets his superstar go and begin a rebuilding plan in the coming seasons. A necessary upheaval since the franchise of Oklahoma stagnated in recent years. In exchange the Thunder recovers Chris Paul, the first two rounds of draft (2024 and 2026), and exchanges of choice in 2021 and 2025 Houston Rockets.

In Miami, Westbrook joined James Harden in Houston to gather the duo they formed in Oklahoma in their career debut. Today, their statutes have evolved, the two players have won an MVP title and are among the best in the world. So some people have doubts about their complementarity on the floor in the long run. Indeed, both are statistics players, who will let the other take the light? But if mayonnaise takes, Houston can hurt a lot next season ...