How difficult is it to score 80+ triple-double in your career? There are only 8 players in NBA history! As strong as Harden can only be at the bottom

In the NBA free market in July 2025, Russell Westbrook, the historical triple-double king, was ignored. This is not only a Waterloo in his personal career, but also an inevitable result of the cruel evolution of modern basketball.

The MVP, who once averaged triple-double in a single season, is now collectively neglected by the team due to its three-point shortcoming and age problems. His dilemma reveals how the league's ultimate pursuit of efficiency can ruthlessly eliminate unfit people.

Westbrook's peak was frozen in 2017. His feat of averaging 31 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists per game made him crowned the MVP, and he has accumulated 203 triple-doubles in his career and has not surpassed him so far.

But there is a hidden danger behind the highlights - a 34% three-point shooting rate has become a fatal injury in modern basketball's system that emphasizes space and shooting. After transferring to the Rockets, Lakers and Clippers, he has never been able to integrate into the tactical core. After being bought out by the Jazz in 2023, he can only survive with a minimum salary.

Jokic, on the other hand, is also known for his comprehensiveness, but he broke the Chamberlain record with a triple-double with an 81% hit rate, proving that efficiency is the king.

Westbrook's technical flaws were fully exposed in the Clippers' playoffs. The team actually scored 21 points when he left the court, and the data showed his embarrassment nakedly.

The modern NBA requires point guards to have both projection and organization, and Westbrook's impact style has become a thing of the past. Although he hit a new assist after accepting the role of a substitute, the scene of being shorted for three-pointers at critical moments is common, which makes the coach dare not trust. The wheel of the era never showed mercy, but Westbrook's story is worth remembering.

Those moments that hit the basket regardless of everything are the most primitive passions of basketball.

The data will be outdated, the records will be broken, and the stubborn soul will last forever.