Not a Westbrook fan?
Tiny's a part-time Westbrook fan. He's over there on the bench praying that this 3 goes in
I'm not mad that they signed him to back up Tiny. I did free agency for the Knicks this past offseason so this entire Trail Blazers' team they put together themselves.
I personally really like Russ so I was hyped to see him as the backup. Tiny's played with a lot of legends that have retired (including CP3, Bron, & Melo!) & now Russell Westbrook is next on that list.
But he's also not the only backup point guard on this roster to announce their retirement..
I wish I could say I'd like to send them out with rings (Russ won one in 2022 with the Lakers) but that feels like a bit of a stretch at this point We have until the deadline to try to make some noise. The #3 pick Channing Floyd could get me something pretty solid.
-- Edit: Adding the shots of Sakai here since I'm addressing the creator of Sakai.
Despite seeing a decrease in scoring & assists, Sakai still played like a true competitor against us.
Rookie of the Year statistics: 16.7 PPG, 2.8 RPG, 9.3 APG, 2.3 SPG
Current statistics: 14.3 PPG, 2.6 RPG, 7.4 APG, 2.5 SPG
Also worth noting, Sakai is tied with Dejounte Murray for the league leader in steals per game at 2.5.