Last Updated on July 11, 2020 7:22 pm by Mike Passador | Published: July 11, 2020

Russell Westbrook

PG, Houston Rockets

Russell Westbrook fixed up two major sore spots in his game as a member of the Rockets: his field goal and free throw percentages.

The fit between Westbrook and James Harden dominated the offseason conversation for Houston, but the two eventually found their stride and complemented each other's game. While Harden's ball-dominance resulted in Westbrook posting depressed counting stats, not having to be "The Man" did enable Russ to hit a career-best .474 from the field, while also jumping back up to a respectable .777 from the free throw line. Westbrook ended the fantasy season as a top-15/40 player in 8/9-cat leagues, and didn't play in back-to-back games, but the efficiency may do more for his fantasy value than the triple-doubles and huge workloads ever could. Westbrook was north of 80% from the line in all but one of his first nine seasons before falling under 74% in the last two, including a horrid .656 showing in 2018-19, so this improved percentages are significant for a player who gets so many shots. Fantasy GMs may have been a bit disappointed by Westbrook averaging "just" 8.0 rebounds and 7.0 assists but the overall package was better than previous versions, if a little less exciting.

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