Saturday Morning Cartoons: Rookie Russ

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With some criticism of Russell Westbrook resurfacing lately, I thought it would be interesting to look back and see how far he’s come. Remember his rookie season? He started the season playing behind Earl Watson, then finally took over point guarding duties when Scott Brooks became the coach. He shot under 40 percent, turned the ball over like crazy and while he clearly had upside, nobody saw this kind of upside.