Westbrook Traded to Rockets

Steve Bell

am800-sports-basketball-thunder-rockets-westbrook-paul-1.9445062 OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA - APRIL 19: Russell Westbrook #0 of the Oklahoma City Thunder reacts after a made basket against the Portland Trail Blazers during the second half of game three of the Western Conference quarterfinals at Chesapeake Energy Arena on April 19, 2019 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images) (Russell Westbrook of the Oklahoma City Thunder during the Western Conference quarterfinals April 19, 2019 in Oklahoma City. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images))

The OKC Thunder have traded Russell Westbrook to the Houston Rockets for Chris Paul and picks

James Harden and Russell Westbrook are NBA teammates again.

A person with knowledge of the situation says the Oklahoma City Thunder have traded Westbrook to the Houston Rockets for Chris Paul in a shakeup of top point guards.

The person adds that the Thunder also are getting first-round picks in 2024 and 2026, plus the right to swap first-rounders in two other seasons.

Westbrook and Harden were Thunder teammates, part of a team along with Kevin Durant that went to the 2012 NBA Finals and lost to LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat.