4 teams were replaced in three seasons, and they averaged 13 points and 6 assists per game, but it was difficult to find a next home! Westbrook is also at the age of retirement

NBA free market has been opened for 6 days, and basically all the better championship puzzles or powerful players have been stolen. When the Celtics and the Pacers were preparing to give up next season early in the East, the Bucks were still planning to make a desperate attempt to keep Antetokounmpo. The most obvious improvement in strength was the Magic. The team originally had two super scorers who averaged 25 points per game, Kairo + Wagner Jr., who added two ball-holders Bain + Tyles Jones in the offseason to both have three-point shooting points, and they are expected to become the dominant players of the Eastern Conference in the new season. In the West, the Rockets and Nuggets have improved the most significantly. The Nuggets have strengthened the depth of the lineup and the Rockets have raised the team's upper limit. So how many players in the free market can't find the next one?

The only famous ones are Paul and Westbrook. Paul's situation is very complicated. He wants to stay with his family (Los Angeles), so the Suns and the Clippers are good candidates for the next home, but Paul has always wanted to play as a starter. The Suns and the Clippers will definitely not be able to meet. The Clippers' reporter said bluntly that Paul could not replace Harden. For teams with needs for ball holders, such as the Nuggets, Paul doesn't want to play, so he's dead here. Westbrook's situation is relatively direct, but he can't find his next home! Since Westbrook jumped out of the 3.5 million player option, he has been in touch with various teams for more than 20 days. First of all, he was unable to return to the Nuggets, so he took the initiative to cancel the Nuggets official account.

Nuggets have added the two important substitutes, namely Bruce Brown + Hardaway Jr., to the point where Westbrook no longer needs to continue to bring substitutes to disrupt the battle. Jokic leads the starter, with Cameron Johnson and Gordon, and Murray is more than enough to lead the team. Then where else can Westbrook go? Let's follow the timeline. First, after the free market opened, the King arranged for Schroeder and Westbrook to have online talks. Soon the King announced that Schroeder was signed 45 million in three years. Of course, the King still needs to substitute the experienced players who disrupt the battle. However, due to the involvement of Kumingga's signing first and then trading, Monk could not find his next player (the Warriors were unwilling to ask for it). If he stayed in the team, he would have no position as Westbrook. Westbrook could only wait passively, and there was no other way.

followed by the Knicks, who were also interested in Westbrook at first, but because Clarkson was bought out by the Jazz, averaging 16 points and 3.7 assists per game, the Knicks successfully recruited. Moreover, the new Knicks coach Mike Brown is a coach who is very good at leading the team to play team basketball, and the negotiations between Westbrook and the Knicks have also come to a standstill. Are there other teams interested in Westbrook? Famous reporter Festcher revealed that the Pacers hope to introduce a defender and Westbrook is a potential candidate. But the most embarrassing thing is that the Pacers and the Clippers compete for Brogdon at the same time. Brogdon is organized and team-oriented, and Westbrook is still just an alternative. To borrow the words of US media, if the Kings, the Knicks, and the Pacers all closed the door to Westbrook, Westbrook might have tried his luck with some bad teams, such as the Pelicans.

To be honest, Westbrook performed well in the Nuggets overall last season, averaging 13.3 points, 4.9 rebounds and 6.1 assists in the regular season. He played in the Clippers in the playoffs and averaged 16 points per game in 5 games in more than 10 minutes. In the words of Nuggets reporters, without Westbrook, the Nuggets could not win the Clippers. However, in the series against the Thunder, Westbrook was directly beaten back to its original form, and averaged 6.4 points + 26.2% overall shooting percentage in the last five games, and his performance was indeed very bad. But Westbrook also has a hidden secret. He has always been fighting with injuries in the playoffs, with a broken hand and a knee injury, but this is exactly one of Westbrook's biggest shortcomings who will be 37 years old next season. He can persist with injuries, but it is difficult to stay healthy, which means that the lower limit becomes very low.

In addition, Westbrook's shooting is erratic, and he can't find the basket when he fights the Thunder. Including the dismissal of his Nuggets' ex-Marron, Westbrook became the scapegoat; in the regular season game against the Timberwolves, Westbrook made three mistakes and blind choices in the last moment, ruining Jokic's epic data of 61 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, as well as the efforts of the entire team. Westbrook is indeed very passionate and has a strong desire to win, but his competitive state can no longer support his performance. To borrow the words of US media, think about why Westbrook averaged 13 points and 6 assists per game last season but couldn't find his next player? In the past three seasons, from the Lakers to the Jazz, from the Jazz to the Clippers, and this time he left the Nuggets, the reviews he has received are all negative.

When Paul was still worried about finding a starting position, Westbrook was actually quite pitiful to see which team would give him another chance. The team that gives him a chance is definitely not a team that competes for the championship. The Lakers + Clippers + Nuggets have three chances, and Westbrook has been pushed to the forefront. But to take a step back, teams that are being rebuilt or are playing badly do not need Westbrook. They do not need to win, nor do Westbrook need to hold the ball to occupy the growth space of young people. Westbrook can only wait patiently. In fact, at this stage, Westbrook really should consider retiring. It is obvious that he has no chance to reach the championship.