Russell Westbrook Traded For John Wall, 1st Round Pick In Houston Rockets-Washington Wizards Deal

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Russell Westbrook Traded For John Wall, 1st Round Pick In Houston Rockets-Washington Wizards Deal

In an NBA offseason that saw major moves, signings, and draft picks, there were also some important trades teams had. Yet the trade it seemed like fans were waiting on was if Russell Westbrook would be traded out of Houston.

Breaking: Houston has agreed to trade Russell Westbrook to Washington for John Wall and a first-round pick, sources tell @wojespn. pic.twitter.com/sQNIFwBKPG
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) December 3, 2020

Breaking: John Wall is headed to the Houston Rockets for Russell Westbrook, per @wojespn

From B/R x @AmericanExpress pic.twitter.com/yk8KdkzDo9
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 3, 2020

Now we know. Russell, welcome to your new team in DC with the Washington Wizards as ESPN reports the Rockets traded Westbrook for John Wall and a lottery-protected 2023 first round pick. And John, welcome to your new team in H-Town.

Welcome to H-Town, @JohnWall!

Give our newest Rocket a follow! pic.twitter.com/OfGFhd9tK7
— Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) December 3, 2020

Russell Westbrook will wear4⃣! pic.twitter.com/KVGbSfiOg6
— Washington Wizards (@WashWizards) December 4, 2020

According to NBA on ESPN, Westbrook is the first NBA MVP to be traded in consecutive seasons.

John Wall, now a Houston Rockets point guard. Russell Westbrook, now a Washington Wizards point guard.

Russell Westbrook and John Wall have some new threads pic.twitter.com/aeGDSGaVgc
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) December 3, 2020

NBA Twitter of course went crazy:

Everyone now has to watch out for the Wizards! They traded for Russell Westbrook today. A @russwest44/@RealDealBeal23 will terrorize the East and make the Wizards a playoff team.
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) December 3, 2020

Good Luck Brodie @russwest44 pic.twitter.com/KJUS6LaCRS
— Enes Kanter (@EnesKanter) December 3, 2020

2016-17 MVP. 9x NBA All-Star. 9x All-NBA. 2x NBA scoring champion.

Welcome to D.C., @russwest44! pic.twitter.com/To3ULIaGen
— Washington Wizards (@WashWizards) December 3, 2020

Russell Westbrook x Bradley Beal. pic.twitter.com/6NZMmoCXcv
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) December 3, 2020

James Harden "had a preference" to play with John Wall over Russell Westbrook, per @wojespn pic.twitter.com/ZwAXlpTgho
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 3, 2020

Russell Westbrook is the first NBA MVP to be traded in consecutive offseasons. pic.twitter.com/hcDgzTlw1o
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) December 3, 2020

Russell Westbrook has been 'very bothered' by the bad teammate label he’s received from critics, per @wojespn

(h/t @GetUpESPN ) pic.twitter.com/1OGSkC93Vm
— NBA Central (@TheNBACentral) December 3, 2020

Scott Brooks and Russell Westbrook reunited in DC. Brooks has always just adored Westbrook. The two remain super close.
— Fred Katz (@FredKatz) December 3, 2020

See you soon, @JohnWall! pic.twitter.com/RJ2THdMcig
— Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) December 3, 2020

The Houston Rockets lineup is looking scary if Harden stays

PG: John Wall
SG: James Harden
SF: Danuel House/PJ Tucker
PF: Christian Wood
C: DeMarcus Cousins
6th man: Eric Gordon pic.twitter.com/PvI4YCSlQk
— NBA Retweet (@RTNBA) December 4, 2020

Excited to see what @JohnWall will do in H-Town Will always appreciate how good John was to me and Liv in our time in D.C.

A healthy JW is a problem. pic.twitter.com/pLpu2Y7Et9
— Sam Dekker (@dekker) December 4, 2020

The ‘brodie’ wanted to thank Houston:

pic.twitter.com/iJZ6rzfJuC
— Russell Westbrook (@russwest44) December 3, 2020

And the dude who has a song named after him wanted to thank DC:

Thank You DC. pic.twitter.com/Pgwe8BdDWq
— John Wall (@JohnWall) December 3, 2020

Both point guards will be missed:

Russ played harder & with more determination in one year than a lot of other players did in multiple years combined. Good luck @russwest44 and thank you.
— Vernon Maxwell (@VernonMaxwell11) December 3, 2020

Dear @JohnWall,

On and off the court, thank you for the memories we’ll never forget.

Love,
Your #DCFamily pic.twitter.com/Xhe27IbZ1g
— Washington Wizards (@WashWizards) December 4, 2020

John Wall's legacy in Washington, D.C. has been defined by the impact he left on the community. His relationship with Miyah captured his perspective on basketball, and how he views his role as a professional athlete.

Story by @dcsportsbog: https://t.co/kq4wv62IMG pic.twitter.com/eiG86Xxqvd
— Ben Mehić (@BenMehicNBA) December 4, 2020

All the best to both Wall and Westbrook in their new home towns. We’ll see soon enough how both guards fit into their new teams with the NBA regular season starting on December 22.

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