Iknow what you’re thinking: “You moron. The guy has scored 50,000 NBA points. How can you say he can’t shoot?”
First off, it’s 26,000 and change. But you’re right: it could be 50,000 … if he could shoot.
Don’t get me wrong – Westbrook is a Hall of Famer. It’s a remarkable achievement for someone who clearly has no idea why.
The nine-time All-Star is one of the NBA’s all-time greatest defensive players, a world-class ball distributor, an elite rim-attacker, and the best rebounder of all time for a guy 6-foot-4 or under.
He’s even shot 43.9% for his career, which isn’t terrible. Bill Russell made the Hall of Fame at 44.0%.
But it could be 44.9% (Rick Barry’s career number) … if you took away 500 of his 3-point misses.
Or 46.0% (Dominique Wilkins territory) if you took away 1,000.
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