“I was extremely, extremely happy for them, for the fans, they deserve it because they are truly the best fans in sports.”
- Russell Westbrook on OKC winning the championship last year
(h/t @ThunderFilmRoom )
History lining up in Oklahoma City.
At 27 years and 190 days old:
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Russell Westbrook - 12,598 career points.
⚡Same total
⚡Same age checkpoint
⚡Same MVP ceiling
SGA:
🔸503 total games played (494 as a starter)
🔸Career PPG: 25.0 PPG
🔸Career PPG (as a starter): 25.4 PPG
Russ:
🔹587 games played (570 as a starter)
🔹Career PPG: 21.5 PPG
🔹Career PPG (as a starter): 21.7 PPG
Different styles, same gravitational pull on the game.
One era handed off to the next without the standard dropping.
OKC is continuing the greatness that once lived…
Now carried by SGA, echoing the path Russ carved before him.