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Oklahoma City Thunder: Top scorers all-time

By Ben Beecken

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK- MAY 12: Russell Westbrook #0 and Kevin Durant #35 of the Oklahoma City Thunder talk during the game against the San Antonio Spurs in Game Six of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2016 NBA Playoffs on May 12, 2016 at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2016 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK- MAY 12: Russell Westbrook #0 and Kevin Durant #35 of the Oklahoma City Thunder talk during the game against the San Antonio Spurs in Game Six of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2016 NBA Playoffs on May 12, 2016 at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2016 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 30: Russell Westbrook #0 of the Oklahoma City Thunder. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 30: Russell Westbrook #0 of the Oklahoma City Thunder. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /

Russell Westbrook. 1. player. 149. <ul> <li>Ten seasons with Thunder (2008-present)</li> <li>16,455 points scored</li> </ul>. Point Guard.

With Durant’s departure in 2016, Russell Westbrook was left to become the undisputed King of Oklahoma City. And he took advantage of his solo stardom immediately, with a 2016-17 season for the ages.

Westbrook became just the second player in NBA history to average a triple-double, and the first since the great Oscar Robertson achieved the feat back in 1961-62. Russ put up 31.6 points, 10.7 rebounds, and 10.4 assists per game while leading the Durant-less Thunder to a 47-win season and the No. 6 seed in the Western Conference. OKC lost in five games to Houston, however, and the memorable season was over.

But Westbrook was named the league’s MVP, joining Durant to give the Thunder two of the NBA’s previous four MVP award-winners.

Westbrook has scored a whopping 16,455 points for the Thunder, only averaging below 22 points per game in the first two years of his 10-year career. With Paul George and Carmelo Anthony joining him on the 2017-18 edition of the Thunder, Westbrook is still averaging a near-triple-double, and Oklahoma City appears poised to best last year’s 47 wins.

The Legend of Russ has only begun, as Westbrook is just in his age-29 season and has maintained relative health throughout his career. The sky is the limit when it comes to the statistics that Westbrook will continue putting up. But will it be in Oklahoma City, or will Russ bolt for greener pastures?

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