Russell Westbrook is an eight-time NBA All-Star and was named the NBA Most Valuable Player Award in the 2016–17 season. He is also an eight-time All-NBA team member, led the league in scoring in 2014–15 and 2016–17, and won back-to-back NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player awards in 2015 and 2016. In 2017, the year he won the league MVP award, Westbrook became one of two players in NBA history to average a triple-double for a season, along with Oscar Robertson in 1962. He also set a record for the most triple-doubles in a season, with 42. He went on to average a triple-double the following two seasons also, as well as leading the league in assists and becoming the first player to lead the league in points and assists in multiple seasons.  In Russell Westbrook's final two seasons at UCLA, the Bruins made consecutive Final Four appearances. Russell Westbrook was the 4th overall pick during the 2008 NBA Draft.  In 2009, he was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team.

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