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Lillard returns to his old club and Paul returns to his old club. Should Westbrook also go back to the Thunder?

3:48am, 24 July 2025Basketball

After Lillard signed a three-year, $42 million contract with the Trail Blazers and returned to his parent team and his old club, Paul quickly confirmed the next one, signed a $3.6 million contract with the Clippers, and also returned to his old club.

It is worth mentioning that Paul has announced that he will retire at most one more season, which also means that after the end of next season, Paul will retire as a Clippers player, which is also a fallen leaf back to his roots. Although the Clippers are not Paul's parent team, Paul spent his peak in his career with the Clippers, and the Clippers are likely to retire Paul's No. 3 jersey. Now Paul has returned to the Clippers and should also wear the No. 3 jersey next season.

Compared with Paul, Lillard is a real fall in love, because he is the player selected by the Trail Blazers, and he has played for the Trail Blazers for the first 11 seasons of his career and did not leave until 2023. After two seasons of the Bucks, Lillard chose to return to the Trail Blazers because of a ruptured Achilles tendon and was cut by the Bucks. He is likely to retire from the Trail Blazers in three years, and his No. 0 jersey will undoubtedly be retired by the Trail Blazers.

This summer, Lillard returned to his old club and Paul also returned to his old club, which also aroused the feelings of many people. Westbrook rejected the Nuggets' player option and became a free agent. He has not yet confirmed his next player. Many people also think Westbrook should return to his old club, the Thunder.

Like Lillard and the Trail Blazers, Westbrook is also a player selected by the Thunder, and has been playing for the Thunder for 11 years before leaving the Thunder and joining several teams. After Westbrook left, the Thunder also ushered in earth-shaking changes. Under the leadership of the new Thunder Third Young Master, he successfully won the first championship in team history. He is expected to complete the defending title and win more championships in the future.

For Westbrook, who has not won the championship in his career, returning to the Thunder is also a great opportunity to win the championship. However, Westbrook is now at the end of his career and his strength is not as good as before. Even if he returns to the Thunder, Westbrook can only play the role of substitute, and it is impossible for him to be the core of the team as before.

Although many people think that Westbrook's return to the Thunder and retirement in the Thunder is a good story, the Thunder does not need Westbrook very much now, and Westbrook's return may also break the team's chemistry. After all, Westbrook was once the soul of the Thunder, and the Thunder players now may not know how to balance their relationship with Westbrook. No matter where Westbrook will go next season, if he can return to the Thunder before retiring, it will probably be a favorite among many fans.

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