In the latest installment of the NBA Front Office series, Tom Penn (playing the role of GM), Chad Ford (assistant GM), Amin Elhassan (scouting director), Kevin Pelton (analytics director) and David Thorpe (senior consultant) discuss point guards Russell Westbrook and Stephen Curry.
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Question: Would you rather build a team with Russell Westbrook or Stephen Curry?
Tom Penn: OK, guys, our owner has tasked us to build a team from scratch and we have the enviable choice of Russell Westbrook or Stephen Curry to be our point guard. Whom do we select and build around?
Chad Ford: That's a crazy-tough call. I'd probably pick Curry. I love Westbrook and would have him on my team any day. But if I could choose only one, I'd go with Curry.
Penn: Well, both are fantastic. This is a hard call, and I would be thrilled with either. But I'll take Westbrook. He just plays so hard on both ends all the time. That is contagious. He is the best athlete in the league, and his skills are so vast and improving.