Kyle Lowry for Russell Westbrook – Should Miami Heat Bring in the “Brodie” this Off-Season?

Posted on by Jack Marks

As the offseason progresses in Los Angeles, a slew of issues must be addressed. Russell Westbrook’s future is a major problem. The Lakers are considering all possibilities, even though parting ways with Russell Westbrook isn’t ideal right now. The Miami Heat might be the ideal place for Russ to reclaim his basketball mojo since the team’s culture will encourage him to improve as a player for the benefit of his teammates.

Russell Westbrook‘s terrible season with the Los Angeles Lakers is coming to an end. The Heat are coming off a tremendous regular season in which they were the Eastern Conference’s top seed.

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Kyle Lowry, their standout point guard, only appeared in 63 games during the regular season and missed eight out of a potential 18 games in the NBA Playoffs.

Kyle Lowry for Russell Westbrook at Miami Heat?

The six-time NBA All-Star is no longer capable of carrying the weight he once did, and switching Lowry for Westbrook would be a fantastic move. The Heat would receive a three-year younger player who is extremely durable (he has only missed four games this season). Meanwhile, the Lakers would acquire Lowry, an NBA Champion and a far superior shooter than Westbrook. Surrounding LeBron James, the Lakers want shooters who can play a supporting role.

This season, the Heat finished 12-7 without Lowry, winning 63 percent of their games without him. To put it in context, the Heat had a 65 percent winning rate for the full season. To put things in perspective, one of those seven losses came in the season’s final game against the Magic, in which Jimmy Bam and Herro both did not play. Without Lowry, the Miami Heat were 7-1 in the playoffs and 4-6 with him. Lowry averaged 8/5/4 in the playoffs, shooting 29 percent from the field and 24 percent from behind the three-point line. Can Westbrook replace Lowry at Heat?