Not everyone can score buckets like LeBron James. And certainly not at 40. The man is defying time, still racking up awards, monthly honors (yes, he won Western Conference Player of the Month in February), and playing as if his life depends on it. On the flip side, there’s Russell Westbrook —four years younger than Bron, still undeniably dominant, yet facing the deafening silence of late-summer free agency. It makes us wonder: is this absence of interest a subtle sign of a storied career winding down, or can he rise again, like a phoenix—or even better, like Carmelo Anthony once did?

While talking on The Ringer NBA, former NBA guard Raja Bell broke down why Russell Westbrook’s current situation is so tricky, drawing a comparison to Carmelo Anthony’s late-career shift. He explained,

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