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We might not be prepared for the Russell Westbrook we're about to get

Not everyone is perfectly suited for promotion. Plenty of NBA players have performed admirably -- even exceptionally -- as sidekicks, only to falter as a franchise's primary face. For some, the pressure proves too much. Others simply prove they were never quite good enough. Then there's Russell Westbrook, misunderstood since Oklahoma City drafted him in 2008, and undoubtedly, circumstantially miscast. Russell Westbrook, who justresigned with the Thunder for three years and north of $85 million, is no Robin nor Barney Rubble, no Art Garfunkel, Arsenio Hall nor Ed McMahon. And he's hardly a Penn, silently performing whatever magical task that Teller mandates, as the chattier frontman gets to claim the credit. Russell Westbrook is a leading man of lethal capability and questionable conscience, and he needed to be unleashed. Westbrook was a bit more direct during his press conference Thursday, as the Thunder announced his three-year, $85.8 million extension. Now t...

Russell Westbrook to sign $85 million contract extension with Thunder

This move would buy the Thunder some time to rebuild their roster and allow Westbrook to re-enter free agency in two years. After losing Kevin Durant, the Oklahoma City Thunder are moving quickly to keep Russell Westbrook in town for longer than just this season. Westbrook and will sign a three-year, $85 million contract extension with the Thunder that'll tack on extra salary this year and add two additional years on his deal, including a player option for 2018-19, according to SB Nation's Thunder blog Welcome to Loud City and Yahoo! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski. Wojnarowski reports the Thunder will likely hold a news conference Thursday to announce the deal. It sounds like it's done. View image on Twitter  Follow Russell Westbrook   ✔ @russwest44 7:45 PM - 4 Aug 2016     29,796 29,796 Retweets     38,328 38,328 likes Westbrook was previously slated to be...