Westbrook numbers comparison between last season and current season

The Los Angeles Lakers have not shown their best level throughout the 2021-22 NBA season and one of the big names for this failure in the first half of the campaign is Russell Westbrook, who has been heavily criticized by experts and fans. .

These questions fundamentally point to the problems of turnover and the lack of efficiency in definitive moments, but it is not a novelty in the game of Russell Westbrook, a player with a lot of talent to produce from the offensive but with clear shortcomings in other aspects.

During the 2020-21 season, the work of Westbrook stood out, who during the first 34 games managed to maintain an average of 22 points, 10.2 assists and 9.7 rebounds, but additionally registered 4.9 losses and poor averages in three-point shots (31%) and free throws (60%).

The contrast is not so remarkable despite the fact that he is now playing with stars like LeBron James and Anthony Davis, since he is averaging after the same number of games a line of 19.6 points, 8.1 assists and 7.9 rebounds, with 4.6 losses per game, 30% efficiency on triples and 65% from the free throw line.

There is a decrease in his overall numbers, but the problems under which he is being questioned today in the Lakers were already present and he has not noticeably worsened, so perhaps the error was the approach under which the organization acquired Westbrook or even expectations, since he is a player who is giving just what he has to give.