Nuggets thrilled to have 'future Hall of Famer' Westbrook

Michael Malone and Nikola Jokic believe Russell Westbrook can provide a huge impact for the Denver Nuggets

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00:00It's very excited to have him obviously a first ballot Hall of Famer in the

00:05future. Intense, competes, tough, leader. He's been outstanding for us in a very

00:12short time and when Russ is on the court we want him to be Russell Westbrook. We

00:16want him to play fast, play downhill, have an attack mindset, get his team organized

00:21and just bring that heart and soul that he brings every night. I mean he's always

00:25positive, a great teammate, positive on the court, off the court. He was nothing

00:31but perfect right now so hopefully he's gonna do the same thing the whole season

00:34through. Yeah I mean I don't know what people are watching if they criticize

00:38his lack of defense. I think actually he's an underrated defender and when you

00:42watch him last year, it's his 16th year in the NBA and he's closing every game

00:46and he's guarding the other team's best player. He knows the league, he has a

00:50high IQ. I think he's gonna be a plus for us defensively and it's my job to

00:56continue to challenge him to do so.