Russell Westbrook has not been with the Washington Wizards long. In fact, he has only been with them for 38 games since being traded from the Houston Rockets on December 2. However, he already has a Wizards franchise record for triple-doubles all-time!
On Monday, Westbrook recorded his 16th triple-double of the season, and that is now a Wizards franchise record for most career triple-doubles according to Ryan Young of Yahoo! Sports. Westbrook broke the record with 35 points, 21 assists and 14 rebounds in a 132-124 Wizards win over the Indiana Pacers.
The triple-double for Westbrook had more historical significance. If your eyebrows raised when you saw that the nine-time all-star had 21 assists, you were not alone. He also became the first player ever with a 35-point, 20-assist triple-double in NBA history.
Westbrook now has 162 triple-doubles. The only player with more triple-doubles in NBA history is Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson of Charlotte, Tennessee, who had 181 triple-doubles from 1960 to 1974 with the Cincinnati Royals and Milwaukee Bucks.
Darrell Walker of Chicago, Illinois had the old Wizards franchise record for most triple-doubles all-time. However, one must realize that it took Walker 283 games from 1987 to 1991 to record 15 triple-doubles. Westbrook accomplished the feat in less than half of a normal NBA regular season.
Westbrook meanwhile is also averaging a triple-double this season. He has 21.8 points per game, 10.5 assists per game, and 10.1 rebounds per game. Westbrook averaged a triple-double three straight seasons with the Oklahoma City Thunder from 2016-17 to 2018-19. In that time period, Westbrook led the NBA with 31.6 points per game during the 2016-17 season, as well as 10.3 assists per game in 2017-18, and 10.7 assists per game in 2018-19.
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