Best cartoons , introduced social media , food was good , we played outside , watched cell phones evolve , had to know how to actually talk to a girl you liked , PS2 ….
Kevin Durant, Paul George, Bradley Beal, and Nikola Jokic each recorded the highest scoring seasons of their careers playing next to Russell Westbrook. James Harden and LeBron James their 2nd highest.
Durant - '14 - 32.0ppg
George - '19 - 28.0ppg
Beal - '21 - 31.3ppg
Jokic - '25 - 29.6ppg
Harden - '20 - 34.3ppg. 2nd to his '19 season (36.1) Won scoring title.
LeBron - '22 - 30.3ppg. 2nd to his '06 season (31.4) Bron's only 30+ppg season outside of his 1st CLE stint.
Additionally, 14 of his 18 seasons, Russ' 1st option teammate made All-NBA. Outside rookie season and final season he had two others in which a teammate didn't make All-NBA. Russ won the scoring title himself in both and the MVP in one.
Via the Redditor u/mpmar :
https://t.co/iw99dBT7We
Nah I just feel like I lost a family member dawg. Russ made me love basketball he was everything to me. I can’t love a player like him again. It’s not even possible. The joy he gave me in his prime was second to none. This is a very sad day that shouldn’t be happening.
when Russ in 2017 became the first since Oscar in 1962 to average a triple-double it was one of the most unbelievable achievements we had seen
and then he did it again the next season. and again the next. and then again in '21 with Washington
like, we actually became numb to it
That stretch of basketball Westbrook gave us right after KD left was some of the greatest underdog hoops I’ve ever seen in my life he really was so inspiring