Dwyane Wade Lauds Russell Westbrook For Prolonging His Career With His New Bench Role

Dwyane Wade admits he would have liked to be in the same position Russell Westbrook is to extend his NBA career.

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Dwyane Wade has nothing but good things to say about the new version of Russell Westbrook we’re seeing this 2022-23 NBA season. The Los Angeles Lakers point guard has embraced a new role coming off the bench and is thriving at it. 

Everybody has praised him not only for accepting this role but for his performances as the 6th man of the team. So much so that some teams are already interested in acquiring his services, even if it’s not via trade. 

Meanwhile, Russ keeps doing his thing on the Lakers, thriving under Darvin Ham, who has made the right changes for the Purple and Gold. Anthony Davis is playing at a great level right now, but Westbrook also deserves his flowers for his performances


Dwyane Wade Lauds Russell Westbrook For Taking New Role

This new approach to the game is already benefiting the former NBA MVP, and many people have noticed how well Russ is performing right now. Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade is one of them, and he didn’t hesitate to praise the player, saying that he found himself in the best position to excel. 

“It’s not his ability not to be able to do anything,” says Wade, via Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated. “It’s just that sometimes it’s about the situation. So at this age, at this time, with this team right now, the best situation for Russ was to come off the bench and be able to have the freedom that he has to just be Russ. To not have to overthink all the time about, O.K., LeBron. O.K., I got to get the ball to AD. O.K., I got to shoot this. O.K., I don’t want to shoot. He doesn’t have to think as much. Russ has now put himself in a better situation by coming off the bench.”

Moreover, Flash admitted that he enjoyed coming off the bench in the late stages of his career, saying that Russ made the right choice. 

“If I wanted to keep playing another two, three years, I would’ve loved being in that same role,” says Wade. “I would’ve had an amazing last three years of just having fun in that role. Coming off the bench playing 20 to 25 minutes a game … [Russ] made a great decision to prolong his career.”

The 3x NBA champion never hesitated to do what his team needed him to do, which is why he stayed in the league for so long. When he retired, it was on his own terms, and Wade hopes Westbrook does the same after making this decision. 

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