雷鳴 公式に welcome Paul, 企て，努力，提案 adieu to Westbrook
The Russell Westbrook-Chris Paul 貿易（する） became 公式の／役人 Tuesday, when the Oklahoma City 雷鳴 and the Houston ロケット／急騰するs spread the news in 圧力（をかける） 解放（する）s.
In the 取引，協定 報告（する）／憶測d by 多重の 出口s Thursday, Westbrook was sent to the ロケット／急騰するs for Paul and a pair of first-一連の会議、交渉／完成する 草案 選ぶs. The 雷鳴 will receive the ロケット／急騰するs' first-一連の会議、交渉／完成する 選ぶs in 2024 and 2026 and the 選択 to 交換（する） first-一連の会議、交渉／完成する 選択s in 2021 and 2025.
"We recently had conversations with Russell about the team, his career, and how he sees the 未来," 雷鳴 (n)役員／(a)執行力のある 副／悪徳行為 大統領，／社長 and general 経営者／支配人 Sam Presti said in the 解放（する）. "Through those conversations we （機の）カム to the understanding that looking at some 代案／選択肢 状況／情勢s would be something that made sense for him. As a result, and 予定 to his history with the 雷鳴, we worked together to 融通する this. ...
"Russell Westbrook is the most important player in the 簡潔な／要約する history of the Oklahoma City 雷鳴. He has left an indelible 示す on this team, city and 明言する／公表する. 非，不，無 of us could have 心配するd the player he has become, and we are all 深く，強烈に proud of what he has 与える／捧げるd to the success of the franchise and to our community."
The move 再会させるs Westbrook, 30, with former 雷鳴 チーム仲間 and 統治するing NBA 得点する／非難する／２０ing 支持する／優勝者 James Harden. They played together for three seasons from 2009-12, making the プレーオフs all three years and reaching the NBA 決勝戦 in 2012.
Paul, 34, returns to Oklahoma City, where he played his first two NBA seasons (2005-07) when the New Orleans franchise was 一時的に relocated after ハリケーン Katrina.
An eight-time All-星／主役にする and two-time NBA 得点する／非難する／２０ing leader, Westbrook 普通の／平均（する）d a ３倍になる-二塁打 for the third straight season in 2018-19 with 22.9 points, 11.1 回復するs and a league-high 10.7 補助装置s in 73 games. He has four years and $171.2 million remaining on his 契約, 含むing a $47.1 million player 選択 for 2022-23.
The fourth 全体にわたる 選ぶ in the 2008 NBA 草案, Westbrook led the 雷鳴 to the third-best 記録，記録的な／記録する in the NBA during his 11 seasons in Oklahoma City.
"I have a 広大な／多数の／重要な 取引，協定 of 尊敬（する）・点 for Russell and there is no way to adequately 述べる our 評価 for what he has meant to Oklahomans," 雷鳴 chairman Clayton I. Bennett said in a 用意が出来ている 声明. "His 遺産／遺物 here is 巨大な, and he will be 栄誉（を受ける）d by the team for all he has done."
A nine-time All-星／主役にする and four-time league 補助装置s leader, Paul 普通の／平均（する）d 15.6 points, 8.2 補助装置s, 4.6 回復するs and 2.0 steals in 58 games last season. He has three years and $124.1 million remaining on his 契約, 含むing a $44.2 million player 選択 in 2021-22.
The NBA active leader in 補助装置s (9,181) and steals (2,122) whose career totals 階級 seventh and ninth かつてない, それぞれ, Paul was the NBA 新人 of the Year in the 2005-06 season.
"Getting a player of Chris' caliber gives us another experienced playmaker and leader, while the 付加 草案 選ぶs continue to 許す us to その上の commit to the long-称する，呼ぶ／期間／用語 見通し that we are 乗る，着手するing on for the 雷鳴," Presti said. "We welcome Chris 支援する to Oklahoma City where as a member of the Hornets he helped to 可能にする the 雷鳴's arrival in OKC."
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