On Monday, some massive information was reported about nine-time NBA All-Star Russell Westbrook.
In accordance with ESPN’s Adrian Wojnaroski, the Los Angeles Lakers famous person has employed a brand new agent.
Wojnarowski: “Los Angeles Lakers star Russell Westbrook has signed with agent Jeff Schwartz of @ExcelSports for his illustration, Westbrook informed ESPN on Monday afternoon.”
Westbrook had beforehand been with agent Thad Foucher for his total profession, however Wojnarowski reported that Westbrook and Foucher parted methods final month.
Woj on July 14: “After 14 years, Lakers star Russell Westbrook and his agent Thad Foucher of Wasserman have parted methods, Foucher tells ESPN:”
Wojnaroski additionally shared an announcement that Foucher gave ESPN (within the July 14 article).
Foucher to Wojnaroski (by way of ESPN): “I represented Russell Westbrook for 14 years and am pleased with our partnership which included a extremely profitable 2008 draft, a super-max contract and the one renegotiation-and-extend max contract in historical past. I additionally supported Russell all through his rise right into a outstanding style trade determine and just lately orchestrated three successive trades on Russell’s behalf — culminating with the commerce to his hometown Los Angeles Lakers.
“Every time, groups gave up priceless gamers and property to accumulate Russell — and every time, a brand new group embraced his arrival. We did it along with grace and sophistication.
“Now, with a chance of a fourth commerce in 4 years, {the marketplace} is telling the Lakers they have to add extra worth with Russell in any commerce state of affairs. And even then, such a commerce could require Russell to right away transfer on from the brand new workforce by way of buyout.
“My perception is that such a transaction solely serves to decrease Russell’s worth and his best choice is to stick with the Lakers, embrace the beginning function and assist that Darvin Ham was publicly provided. Russell is a first-ballot Naismith Basketball Corridor of Fame participant and can show that once more earlier than he’s retired.
“Sadly, irreconcilable variations exist as to his finest pathway ahead and we’re not working collectively. I want Russell and his household the easiest.”
Final season was the primary season for Westbrook on the Lakers, and he averaged 18.5 factors, 7.4 rebounds and seven.1 assists in 78 video games for the workforce.
Nonetheless, they had been 33-49 and the eleventh seed within the Western Convention, so that they missed the NBA Playoffs and the play-in event.
The previous UCLA star has additionally performed for the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder, Houston Rockets and Washington Wizards along with the Lakers.
In 2017, he received the NBA’s MVP Award.