It was the swap that had been much-rumored in the 2020 NBA offseason: the Houston Rockets would send star point guard Russell Westbrook and his giant contract to the Washington Wizards for John Wall and his enormous deal. It didn’t make the most sense for either team, but it was a change of scenery for both.
Well, it happened! Wall is now a Rocket and Westbrook is headed to D.C., so of course it’s time to hand out some trade grades. Spoiler alert: neither fanbase is going to be very happy about how we see this one.
Here’s how we see it: