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Russell Westbrook

Rumor: Rockets more likely to trade Russell Westbrook after Daryl Morey resignation Daryl Morey gets – and deserves – a lot of credit for bringing  James Harden  to the Rockets. But Morey also did a great job getting Harden co-stars. Houston gave up  significant draft consideration  in that trade. The Rockets went even further to build around Westbrook by  dealing   Clint Capela  and making Westbrook their de facto offensive center. That solidified a micro-ball identity with  P.J. Tucker  and  Robert Covington  (acquired in the Capela deal with a first-round pick also outgoing) as defensive “bigs.” But the coach who ran the mad-scientist small-ball scheme, Mike D’Antoni, is  gone . The general manager who built this unconventional roster, Morey, is  gone . Now what for Houston? Marc Berman of the New York Post : With Houston general manager Daryl Morey stepping down a year after his controversial retweet about China/Hong Kong, league sources believe the Rockets are likelier to look int

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