A lot has changed for the Los Angeles Lakers when the team made the decision to 2K23 MT trade for Russell Westbrook last summer. Los Angeles traded legitimate NBA assets as well as a pick in the first round in exchange for Westbrook in an exchange that was widely decried when it was made. Everyone who was against the trade ended up being correct, as Westbrook ended up being the biggest thorn in the team's side during the last season. Now, the Lakers stand in a position where they'd do better in the event that they trade Westbrook however, they may have thought about it but have given up.
The most disappointing thing is that Westbrook believes that he is an elite player. He seemed to have very little accountability for his team's performance in his last exit interview of the season. Westbrook has an ego in basketball that's extremely hard to break. Perhaps the folks over at NBA 2K23 can break that self-image a bit though. Ratings for the upcoming game are coming out, and Westbrook's ratings are not one of a superstar player (which he thinks he is). It is that of one who plays a bench position in rotation.
Russell Westbrook was given an terrible 78-percent rating for the overall performance of NBA 2K23. Russell Westbrook has the fourth-highest 2K23 rating on the Los Angeles Lakers. Westbrook clearly is behind the LeBron James team and Anthony Davis but he is even further behind his most recent teammate as well. The 2K team gave Patrick Beverley a 79 overall rating, which is probably appropriate for the stage he's to be in his current career.
Westbrook is placed second behind Kendrick Nunn and is barely above the ranks of Thomas Bryant and Lonnie Walker IV. It's a major drop in the grace of Westbrook, but it is entirely justified. Westbrook fans will be horrified by this result and draw attention to his box score as the reason his rating should probably be between the mid to upper 80s. Anyone who actually watched Lakers Basketball last season will know how misleading this box score can be, however and how poorly Westbrook was last season.
The former MVP has always been somewhat overrated when it comes to being a winning player (he hasn't won more than one postseason series after Kevin Durant left OKC) but it is not impossible to see his athleticism and skill set. That could as least translate to 2K, even if it doesn't translate into winning basketball games in Buy NBA 2K23 MT Safe actual life.
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