According to ESPN authoritative reporter Adrian Wojnarowski, the Los Angeles Clippers' backcourt veteran Russell Westbrook will choose to exercise his $4 million player option on his contract for the new season, and he will also return to the Clippers. According to previous information from Clutchpoints reporter Tomer Azarly, Westbrook is expected to leave the Clippers this summer.
In this season's NBA regular season, Wei Shao played a total of 67 games for the team, averaging 22.5 minutes per game, averaging 11.1 points, 5 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.3 blocks per game, shooting 45.4% from the field, 27.3% from three-point range, and 68.8% from the free throw line. However, in the playoffs, Wei Shao's performance can be regarded as a big surprise, which is simply outrageous. He averaged 19 minutes per game in six playoff games, averaging just 6.3 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.2 steals and 0.5 blocks while shooting 26% from the field, 23.5% from three-point range and 61.5% from the free throw line.
Wei Shao's performance in the regular season was so-so, his offensive efficiency was quite stable, he also had good breakthrough ability and finishing ability, his playmaking and tandem offensive ability was still reliable, he was also very dedicated on the defensive end, and he was also the core of the team's second team. But in the playoffs, Wei Shao's performance was a little too bad, Wei Shao was a burden and burden to the team in almost every game, his offensive options were very bad, he didn't show the proper passing and organizational ability at all, and his shortcomings in shooting were completely exposed. A series of poor performances by Wei Shao also directly led to the Clippers being eliminated by the Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the playoffs, and failed to enter the second round of the playoffs when they once had an advantage.
We do not understand the operation of Wei Shao's choice to exercise the player option. On the one hand, considering Wei Shao's performance in the playoffs, if he chooses to stay with the team, the Clippers may also send him away in order to improve the overall competitiveness of the team, after all, his contract is not large, and the operability is very high, and sending him away is also an easy matter. On the other hand, Wei Shao has also expressed his dissatisfaction with his situation in the team before, which seems to be a hint of wanting to leave the team, and such a voice seems to have been confirmed by multiple reporters. However, after a long time, Wei Shao actually chose to exercise the player option and will continue to stay in the team. So the only understandable reason is that Willis may not be available on the free market at all, and if he doesn't exercise this player option, he may be out of work?