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Russell Westbrook retires: Answering the biggest questions on legacy, impact
Russell Westbrook is stepping away from the NBA. Where does Westbrook rank among the all-time greats? Westbrook's NBA legacy is best summed up by a 2016...
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- Russell Westbrook is stepping away from the NBA.
- Where does Westbrook rank among the all-time greats?
- Westbrook's NBA legacy is best summed up by a 2016 sneaker commercial that included the famous lyrics, "Now I do what I want." The spot was released just months after Kevin Durant's 2016 departure from the Thunder, which left Westbrook as the team's lone remaining superstar.
- Westbrook's 42 triple-doubles in 2016-17 broke the 55-year-old record of 41 set by Oscar Robertson in 1961-62, but I'm skeptical Westbrook will hold the record for nearly as long.
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Russell Westbrook is stepping away from the NBA. Where does Westbrook rank among the all-time greats? Westbrook's NBA legacy is best summed up by a 2016 sneaker commercial that included the famous lyrics, "Now I do what I want." The spot was released just months after Kevin Durant's 2016 departure from the Thunder, which left Westbrook as the team's lone remaining superstar. Westbrook's 42 triple-doubles in 2016-17 broke the 55-year-old record of 41 set by Oscar Robertson in 1961-62, but I'm skeptical Westbrook will hold the record for nearly as long. -- Snellings How would you sum up Westbrook and Durant's Thunder teams? The combination of Westbrook and Durant was supposed to be the future of the NBA for a long time.