Where is the next stop? What is Westbrook s level now?

As we all know, the free market has been open for many days.

However, a few days later, Westbrook, who jumped out of the player option, has not found his next home. Considering that the Nuggets have signed Bruce Brown, it is generally believed that Westbrook's brief Nuggets career has ended.

The fact is that Westbrook has already unblocked the Nuggets official on social media, a move that is often considered a sign before a player leaves a team.

Then the question arises, what is Westbrook's level now? Where might his next home be?

First of all, the first question is that this season, Westbrook has played a total of 75 games for the Nuggets, including 36 starts, averaging 27.9 minutes per game, scoring 13.3 points, 4.9 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 1.4 steals, shooting percentage in three events is 44.9%/32.3%/66.1%, and the real shooting percentage is 53.2%.

This may be Westbrook's best performance since leaving the Wizards. Although his 23% ball usage rate has the lowest career rate, his real shooting percentage is the highest in the past five seasons, with three-point shooting percentage rarely increasing to the highest level after the MVP season, which has been below 30% many times in previous years.

The focus is on the defensive end. Westbrook has changed a lot. He can not only serve as the leader and defender, but also often has to face the opponent's defender core. Throughout the season, Malone (before get out of class was dismissed) has praised Westbrook's defense many times.

In terms of data, Westbrook averaged 8 shots per game in the season, and his opponent's three-point shooting rate dropped by 2.8%. In addition, his DBPM ranks third in the team, which can also indicate Westbrook's changes.

However, objectively speaking, even if both offense and defense have improved, Westbrook's shortcomings are still obvious. His offensive efficiency is still relatively low. Without stable three-pointers, he cannot open up space. Sometimes he can't even score a simple end at the basket.

In addition, Westbrook makes many mistakes and occasionally gets the head. On the defensive end, Westbrook can defend three-pointers, but the internal defense effect is not good, and it is easy to be deceived by fake moves. These are also Westbrook's problems in the past years. In the playoffs, Westbrook performed very well in the first round. With G4 absent and G3 only played for 8 minutes, he still averaged 13.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game, with a shooting percentage of 43.3%/41.9%/70.6%.

Among them, G5, G6 and G7, Westbrook scored 21 points, 14 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists, 16 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals respectively. Although there were some key mistakes, the overall performance was still outstanding.

in the second round against the Thunder, facing a stronger defense, Westbrook's performance declined a lot, and averaged only 9.9 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 2.6 turnovers per game, with a shooting percentage of 34.8%/21.9%/69.6%.

He scored 18 points and 19 points in G1 and G2 respectively, but in the last five games, Westbrook scored in double digits, and his total shooting was 11 of them, with a shooting percentage of only 26.2%.

Comprehensive performance in the regular season and regular season, Westbrook is the sixth star in the actual sense of the Nuggets. The Nuggets actually made a profit last season to get such a player in a basic salary.

But can Westbrook be the actual sixth star of a championship team? This question may be worth thinking about. After all, the Nuggets asked him to be the No. 6 star because the rotation was too short and he had to do it. Westbrook's advantages and disadvantages are too obvious, especially the disadvantages. Any team that gets him needs to make some changes.

As for Westbrook's next stop, according to the current rumors, there are many possibilities:

1. Staying in the Nuggets is low, which is not impossible, but it may not be a good choice for both sides. The Nuggets already have Brown, and the time left for Westbrook to get the ball will be greatly compressed. If Westbrook wants to really play instead of playing the championship, it will definitely be better to leave;

2. Join the Kings, it is rumored that Westbrook wants to get closer to home (Los Angeles), so after excluding the Clippers and Lakers, there are only the Warriors and the Kings. Among them, the Warriors have basically no rumors. The Kings have expressed their willingness to sign a contract, but after getting Schroeder, the possibility of the Kings signing Westbrook is reduced. After all, the Kings can get more balls than the Nuggets.

3. Joining the Knicks, Marc Stein has reported that the Knicks are interested in Westbrook, but it was quickly rejected by a New York reporter because it is difficult for Westbrook to get stable playing time in the Knicks, and New York believes that Westbrook is not the kind of player who is honestly on the bench.

4. The latest news from Jake Fischer is that he joins the Pacers, because Halliburton is injured and the Pacers' point guard is in a hurry in the new season. Can Westbrook become a supplement - it sounds pretty good?

But there are also concerns. Even if Westbrook can integrate into the Pacers' running and bomb style, can Carlisle satisfy without the shortcomings of shooting, making many mistakes, and occasionally getting ahead? I personally think it’s difficult, but a basic salary doesn’t seem to be impossible to try?

Summary: Westbrook was absolutely worth the money in the Nuggets last season, and he also performed above the basic salary. Moreover, this may also be the last opportunity to compete for the championship as a core member in Westbrook's career.

But the Nuggets' situation is quite special, and there are too few people who can play. Next season, Westbrook, who is 37 years old, is likely to find it difficult to get the ball and status similar to that in Denver last year. Looking at the free market, strong and weak teams have reasons that they do not need Westbrook.

In fact, many times the disappearance and departure of some players are very sudden. For example, Anthony, the Lakers performed well in the last year and felt that they could get another contract, but they would not play the ball next year. I hope Westbrook will not encounter such a situation.