Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr told reporters on Friday he’s going to play his four Golden State stars together at some point during the 2017 NBA All-Star Game.
Russell Westbrook plus 4 Warriors is an NBA All-Star lineup that must happen
Steve Kerr hinted that he may put Westbrook on the floor with Kevin Durant and the Warriors’ All-Stars.
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That leaves only one question: Who’s going to be the fifth player on the floor when Kerr makes the platoon swap?
Kerr’s cryptic response means Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook could be on the floor with his ex-teammate Kevin Durant, along with the three players he left the Thunder for during free agency: Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green.
Boy, would that be fun to watch.
Curry was voted an All-Star starter over Westbrook, who won the player and media vote but fell short among the fans. Oklahoma City’s walking triple-double will come off the bench behind Curry and James Harden.
Can you imagine Green chewing Westbrook out for not running the right play? Or what would a Westbrook-Durant pick-and-roll look like now that the two are barely on speaking terms? Hell, what if the Warriors players freeze Westbrook out of the offense?
There’s also the possibility of Golden State running its textbook sets with the Thunder guard on the floor, just to show how easily it gets the looks Westbrook runs himself into the ground for.
So many things can go wrong here, and it just makes for another reason why fans around the world will tune in to the All-Star Game on Feb. 19.
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