Russell Westbrook just landed in Utah

[Handlogten's Heros]

And it also should be said that RWB also prevents Collin Sexton from getting that crack cocaine dose of starting minutes.

He deserves the shot. He has worked hard... he's been coached hard... we need to see it anyway.

 

[outerspacefan]

The Utah Jazz should not see or treat itself in a different manner than any other franchise, otherwise they're hurting, diminishing themselves.
Keep it simple. Westbrook is under contract and he should play and do anything in his power to be true to his contract. The same is valid for the Jazz as an organization.
I'm sure Westbrook understand it. I'm not sure Smith understand it, hope I'm wrong.
You just cannot kill the very foundation of what your a part of. Not Westbrook and not the Jazz.
If the player does not want to be a Jazzman just let for him and his camp to state it clearly.
Otherwise, the show just must go on.

 

[jumpin bean]

If Hardy coached up Westbrook the way he did Sexton, Hardy will be needing a steak for his eye.

 

[Mr. T]

No one realized that tweet is from 2010?

Was twitter around in 2010?

 

[infection]

LET RUSS COOK!!

 

[Jiipee84]

You're very dramatic.

News flash for you.
We ( Finns ) aren't most optimistic / positive peoples into world.
Take this an notice and you do fine with us.

 

[Jiipee84]

I didn't like the trade but the Jazz can dive into win-now mode at any time they want with all of their assets they can trade, especially considering the current market value of 1st rounders.

They're not going to just sit on those assets and waste Lauri's prime.

You seem put much value for 1st round picks and that's totally fine.
But even you cannot know that how much the value of draft pick changes during the next 3-5 yrs.
If that Lakers future 1st round pick ( 2027 ) is TOP4 or TOP5 protected lottery pick and Lakers sucks Jazz probably won't get it and if they get then it could be 2nd round pick.

I get that Danny Ainge is long-time and experienced NBA excecutive who knows his job.
That what i wrote earlier of Lauri's staying to Utah is my own speculation and it is pure fantasy which is not based any reality.
We don't know yet how well Lauri plays FIBA world cup later this year so there is absolutely possibility for that Lauri will have as good FIBA world cup what 2022 Eurobasket was for him.

And it is absolutely possible Danny Ainge wants to see that can Lauri play another allstar caliber year before Jazz are going extend Lauri or trade him for future assets.
There are so many possibilites and moving pieces so it is kinda impossible to exactly know what's going to happen and when.

And that's why speculating with different scenarios is so fun.

 

[homeytennis]

After tonight I would like to see what Russ can do. I doubt it will happen.

 

[slc]

Let Westbrook play
Then we can see two NBA players show up in skirts/ kilts/ whatever they are

 

[cooldude32]

Let him play so we can end our triple double drought!

 

[MTS]

You seem put much value for 1st round picks and that's totally fine.

Not me, that's the market value of 1st rounders amongst the NBA, as this last trade deadline proved.

I'm not talking about using them to get future studs through the draft, I'm talking about trading them for studs.

 

[Agent#00]

Yeah let Russ play. Some writer just called him a vampire in the locker room without thinking that can literally affect his family moving forward. Let him prove that media guy is wrong