According to Fred Katz of The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City Thunder power forward Nick Collison shared that Thunder guard and reigning MVP Russell Westbrook was “frustrated” with the team last season and will have to change parts of his style of play to involve his new teammates to the best of his ability.
“As good a year as he had last year, I think there were also times where he was frustrated with us not playing as well. I think he’ll embrace a guy like Paul George because he thinks it’s going to make us a better team,” Collison said. “He’ll embrace that, because he wants to win. That’s very important to him.”
Collison then goes on to play that the Thunder retooling their team will force Westbrook, a heavily ball-dominant guard, to scale back his touches in order to allow players like Paul George to succeed. According to The Oklahoman: “I think [Westbrook] understands he’s got Paul George on the wing and he’s got Patterson and he’s got Steven rolling to the basket. I think he’ll figure it out,” Collison said. “I just think he’s really smart, and he’ll figure it out.”
With the tandem of Westbrook and George, the Thunder are arguably the fourth best team in the NBA's Western Conference, sitting behind the Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets and San Antonio Spurs. If Westbrook learns to limit his touches involve George more in the offense and allow George to create plays on his own, the Thunder could easily make the Western Conference Finals and even the NBA Finals.
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