Height/Weight: 6-3/187
| Birthdate: 11/12/1988
| Birthplace: Long Beach, CA
| Team: Oklahoma City
| College: UCLA
| NBA Experience: 3
| Owned/Started%: 100/90 | Average Draft Position: 7.14
Westbrook on a scoring binge: Thunder G Russell Westbrook had another solid night shooting the ball on Friday against the Jazz. He finished with 28 points on 10 of 20 shooting and recorded five steals in the 101-87 win. He went 1 for 4 from beyond the arc and made 7 of 8 free throws while playing 34 minutes. Westbrook also chipped in with six rebounds and three assists in the victory. (Updated 02/11/2012)
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Fantasy Analysis
Westbrook has posted eight 20-point performances over the last nine games and is starting to heat up for owners. He is averaging 27.6 points with six rebounds, 5.4 assists and 2.2 steals in his last five contests, and is shooting 51 percent over that span. While he continues to struggle from beyond the arc, there are few point guards in the league that can score like him and he should only continue to get better at age 23. With Utah, Houston, Golden State and Denver on the schedule for Week 8 (Feb. 13-19), continue to view Westbrook as a must-start option in Fantasy. (Updated 02/11/2012).
02/11/2012 01:30 Westbrook, Thunder topple Jazz
Russell Westbrook scored 28 points and Kevin Durant had 19 points to help the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Utah Jazz 101-87 on Friday night.
02/10/2012 13:14 Postups: As Howard mulls future, Magic aim to avoid repeating history
As March 15 nears, the Magic play their ace: 85-year-old, wheelchair-bound owner Rich DeVos pays Dwight Howard a visit. As both try to avoid repeating Shaq history, Ken Berger says Howard may stay put for now.
02/10/2012 01:56 With time running out on Celtics-Lakers, both give us fine flashback
The young guys are coming. The aging Celtics and Lakers can feel it, which means time is of the essence. After a tough 88-87 overtime win for the Lakers, Ken Berger says this games serves as a fitting throwback.
02/10/2012 01:48 Kings step up at home, defeat Thunder
Tyreke Evans scored 22 points, DeMarcus Cousins had 19 points and nine rebounds and the Sacramento Kings rallied to beat Oklahoma City 106-101 on Thursday night, dropping the Thunder to second overall in the NBA.
02/09/2012 02:40 Courtside Seat: Looking back to look forward
As the season progresses, you might start looking at your Fantasy team and wonder who was most worthy of your selection. Our Jamey Eisenberg examines how the Top 12 players drafted are performing so far in different leagues in his Courtside Seat.
Westbrook blossomed from solid contributor to Fantasy stud last season alongside Kevin Durant in Oklahoma City. The former UCLA standout poured in 21.9 points per game to go with his 8.2 assists, 1.9 steals, 4.6 rebounds and career-high 44 percent shooting from the field. Westbrook, like teammate Durant, will be just 23 for the majority of the 2011-12 campaign. Already entering his fourth NBA year, Westbrook should only continue to show improvement as he attempts to polish the finer aspects of his game while limiting the 3.9 turnovers per game he had last go-round. The more comfortable he and Durant get in sharing the spotlight, the better each players’ games will become. Westbrook could conceivably pick up his assist production close to double digits. That is a scary concept as the young Thunder look to improve as a unit with Westbrook running the show. Westbrook should be considered among the NBA Fantasy elite entering the season. We like him as a possible top three Fantasy guard above such names as Kobe Bryant, Deron Williams and Steve Nash. Consider him in Round 1 in most Fantasy drafts. (Updated 8/28/11)
