Westbrook was awarded the "mere" score of 78 in the total player rating, just one notch below the 79 earned by his new teammate (and Westbrook's most likely replacement the team's new starting player) Patrick Beverley. Cassidy Hubbarth called the move "petty NBA 2K23 MT," which leads one to question which Cassidy Hubbarth see the damage an active Russell Westbrook did to the Lakers on the floor this season? Barnes, a 15 year pro who spent two seasons with the Pau Gasol/Kobe Bryant Lakers has revealed that he hosted a two-year launch event recently, and that Westbrook's position was one of the most discussed 2K23 news item of the night. "I believe that, even though Russ went through an offseason last year, I think that his score is way too low," Barnes opined. I believe Pat Bev is right there..."A 79 is a solid ranking, but Russ's ranking is just too low."
If you believe that 79 is solid, shouldn't 78 also be solid? Beverley is a superb defensive player and is a great three-point shooter. Westbrook might be a better player (at at least in the beginning of the game) and rebounder, numbers that a videogame would give, but he's clearly not the "better" player than Beverley at the current stage of their respective careers. "Russ even though you criticize his play and point out his limitations, I do believe that he's still an effective player," Ogwumike contended on the program. "
He's on the scene and offers at least 20 [pointsMaybe 8 or so assists? rebounds? unclear]. "Of course, a large portion of that production comes as an direct result of Westbrook ignoring or waving off wide-open teammates and forcing up the low percentage of heaves that are common in traffic. As the primary focus of an offense, the 6'3" UCLA product is now an unproductive detriment to his teammates' success.
The decline of Westbrook has come quickly. He was an unremarkable All-Star during the year of the 2019-20 NBA time with James Harden's Houston Rockets. However, even that type of Westbrook is gone. His weaknesses outweigh his strengths. Although he does put on the scoreboard (though even those figures are declining) But he's likely to be used in the near future as spark plug off the bench to face off against opponents' second units Buy NBA 2K MT, not as a starter.