- 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 Anthony Davis.
The nine-time All-Star from Long Beach who played college ball at UCLA said he was still eager to learn on Tuesday. “I will always stay true to who I am. But I’ll also make sure that I am able to listen and be all ears because I am coming to an unbelievable organisation and a team with players that I’m able to learn from.”