Former NBA MVP plans to sign with the once he finalizes a buyout with the , CBS Sports HQ's Bill Reiter confirmed Monday. Westbrook was traded from the to the Jazz as part of a three-team deal ahead of the trade deadline Bill Ranford Jersey earlier this month.In 52 games for the Lakers this season, the majority of them off the bench, Westbrook averaged 15.9 points, 6.2 rebounds and 7.5 a sists per game. But while his counting stats were still solid, his defense, inefficient shooting (41.7 percent from the field, 29.6 percent from 3-point land) and poor fit next to and were once again a problem for the Lakers. There was also the fact that James was publicly lobbying for the team to trade him, which did not help the vibes in the locker room.But despite some of Westbrook's i sues with the Lakers, and his declining play in recent years, the Clippers are willing to take a chance on him. That's likely at least in part due to comments from , who told the media Ben Scrivens Jersey earlier this month that the Clippers' players wanted to bring in Westbrook."I mean if there's, you know, somebody out there -- Ru sell," . "If it makes sense and obviously it goes with our team, we're all for it. You know, we need a point guard. But you know, at the same time , I think we're good as well. If nothing happened, we got enough in Jonas Gustavsson Jersey this locker room to be able to make it work. "But it would definitely improve our team if we had that traditional point guard to kind of get us in things and make the game easy. So hopefully Ru sell sees this and we figure something out."While it's true that the Clippers don Mark Fayne Jersey 't have a traditional point guard in the roster, it's not clear that they need one. They have been awesome with in the starting lineup as the nominal "point guard" alongside George, , Sr. and . That five-man group has a plus-14.8 net rating in 142 minutes together, and the Clippers are 7-3 in the 10 games that it's been used.Inserting Westbrook into the starting lineup just to have a "true point guard" would be a big mistake. At the same time, if you're going to make him the sixth man and give him control of the second unit, then why trade for and le s than two weeks ago. It seems the team will take a look at both options, as Westbrook is expected to start at some point, Grant Fuhr Jersey but perhaps not right away, . The Clippers are 10-4 over the last month, and have climbed up to fourth place in the Western Conference now that Leonard and George are both healthy. Adding Westbrook to the mix right when they're rounding into form doesn't make a whole lot of sense.
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