Rockets Unlikely To Find Much Interest In Russell Westbrook Trade
The Houston Rockets are believed to have a limited trade market for Russell Westbrook. Westbrook either wants to be traded or significant changes to the way the Rockets operate.
\"I\'ve got bad news for him on both of those fronts,\" said Brian Windhorst on Sports Center. \"New coach Stephen Silas has said he does not intend to change the offense very much. I\'ve surveyed a significant part of the league today and I don\'t think there\'s a lot of interest in Russell Westbrook trades out there. Not because they don\'t think he\'s not much of a player, but because of his contract.\"
Westbrook has approximately $133 million remaining on his contract over three seasons.
Windhorst believes Harden is also frustrated but not at the same level of Westbrook. If the Rockets trade Westbrook, they\'re unlikely to recoup equal value for him given his contract which could lead to an eventual trade of Harden as well.
Adrian Wojnarowski reported on Friday afternoon that a marketplace for Westbrook was \"slow developing.\"
