The Lakers are slowly picking up momentum as the regular season is ending. Lakers are currently standing on the 9th seed in the West with a record of 31-42. The sad part for the Lakers fans is, even if the Lakers win their final 9 games of the regular season, they’ll still be in a Play-In position. 

For a while now, fans have been blaming the coaching staff and the players for their performance this season. Talks about Russell Westbrook continue as Brodie is trying to get his rhythm back. Though this time, the discussion was not about Russell with the Lakers. 

Is Russell Westbrook lacking effort?

In a recent Twitter discussion, fans went berserk on a claim on Russell Westbrook. While Westbrook’s efforts can be seen every single night, what he’s really lacking would be consistency. As Westbrook has been scoring points on decent shooting percentage. 

Though, when it comes to hustling and putting effort into every single possession, be it a star player, a role player, a bench player, or a primary scorer. No player in the league just sits back and depends on their teammates to go all in and do nothing themselves. 

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Westbrook being the main point guard of the team, does his best every game, contributing a decent number of rebounds and assists. Though if Russ can be consistent with his shooting every other night, that might put an end to all the criticism. 

Would Russell Westbrook be a good fit for the Heat?

Discussion about what Westbrook’s role would be at Miami sounds like an unexpected talk. Though, the reality might not be as predicted. Westbrook would rather have a decent role to offer the Heat. As currently, Miami is going back and forth with the Sixers for the first seed in the East. Realistically, Westbrook would replace Kyle Lowry, which might sound off, given Russ’ shooting percentage.

Lowry has been averaging 13 points, 7 assists, and 4 rebounds a game. Whereas, Brodie has been putting up 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists per game. Russ would probably be a good fit for the Heat. 

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Players like Duncan Robinson, Tyler Herro, and Jimmy Butler can be the primary scorers, from outside as well. With these 3 players, Westbrook can have his role as facilitator, which would help Robinson and Herro take more shots from the arc.

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This sounds great when involved with numbers. Lowry just turned 36, and at this point addition of Westbrook would not be a terrible option.