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Los Angeles Lakers star Russell Westbrook signed with Excel Sports’ Jeff Schwartz for his representation moving forward, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
This comes after Westbrook and former agent Thad Foucher went their separate ways. While an NBA player changing agents is fairly common, Foucher issued a statement to Wojnarowski that cited “irreconcilable differences” and referenced Westbrook’s uncertain future with the Lakers:
“Now, with a possibility of a fourth trade in four years, the marketplace is telling the Lakers they must add additional value with Russell in any trade scenario. And even then, such a trade may require Russell to immediately move on from the new team via buyout.
“My belief is that this type of transaction only serves to diminish Russell’s value and his best option is to stay with the Lakers, embrace the starting role and support that Darvin Ham publicly offered. Russell is a first-ballot Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame player and will prove that again before he is retired.”
This article will be updated soon to provide more information and analysis.
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