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Russell Westbrook traded to Rockets for Chris Paul, picks
By JACOB POLACHECK
The Oklahoma City Thunder 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, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowksi reported Thursday.
Sources: Pick protections in Thunder/Rockets, Russell Westbrook/Chris Paul trade: 2024 first round pick, protected 1-4 2026 first round pick, protected 1-4 2025 swap, 1-20 protected 2021 swap, protected 1-4 — OKC can swap Clippers pick or Heat pick.
Westbrook, the 2017 NBA MVP, is coming off a 2018-19 campaign in which he averaged 22.9 points, 11.1 rebounds and 10.7 assists per game, in 73 games.
Westbrook is owed $171.1 million over the next four seasons and will make $47.1 million alone in 2022-23, assuming he opts in to the final year of his contract.
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