Many things changed to the Los Angeles Lakers when the team made the decision to trade for Russell Westbrook last summer mt nba 2k23. Los Angeles traded legitimate NBA assets and a first round pick for Westbrook in an act that was widely criticised back then. Everyone who was against the deal were right, as Westbrook ended up being the biggest thorn in the team's back last season. The Lakers have found themselves in the position that they'd be better off by trading Westbrook but could have abandoned the idea.

The unfortunate thing is that Westbrook seems to believe that he's an elite player. He was not able to take any responsibility for the team's failure in his exit interview last season. Westbrook has a basketball ego that's difficult to break. Perhaps the folks on NBA 2K23 can break that ego down a bit however. The ratings for the game are already coming out and Westbrook's rating isn't that of a star player (which claims he is). It's the bench player with a rotational system.

Russell Westbrook was given an poor 78 rating overall on NBA 2K23. Russell Westbrook has the fourth-highest 2K23 ratings of the Los Angeles Lakers. Westbrook is obviously behind both the LeBron James team and Anthony Davis but he is even further behind his most recent teammate , Patrick Beverley. The folks over at 2K gave Patrick Beverley a 79 overall rating, which is suitable for the position he's where he is in his playing career.

Westbrook, meanwhile, it has been tied with Kendrick Nunn and is barely better than the likes of Thomas Bryant and Lonnie Walker IV. It's a major loss of grace for Westbrook but it's absolutely justifiable. Westbrook is sure to be shocked by this result and draw attention to its box scores as the primary reason his rating should likely be in the mid- to high 80s. Anyone that actually watched Lakers basketball last season is aware of how misleading the box score can be, however, and how poorly Westbrook played in the last game of the season.

The former MVP has always been a tad overrated when it is about being a winning player (he has won just one championship series in his career since Kevin Durant left OKC) but it is not impossible to see his athleticism or skill set. This might as well translate into 2K if it did not translate into cheap Nba 2k23 mt winning basketball in real life.