Oklahoma City guard Russell Westbrook is unquestionably the most valuable performer in FanDuel NBA lineups after the first week of the season.
A torrid start to the 2016-17 season has Russell Westbrook sitting atop any FanDuel NBA player rankings.
The five-time All-Star has managed to elevate his game in his ninth season with the Oklahoma City Thunder, leading all players in scoring and assists after the first week of play.
Along with his averages of 38.7 points, 12.3 rebounds and 11.7 assists per game, Westbrook is the first player in league history to post at least 100 points, 30 rebounds and 30 assists in the first three games of a season.
The rebounding from Westbrook is no surprise, as he has led all point guards in rebounding five out of the past six seasons. A career-high 7.3 rebounds per game matched the output Zach Randolph and Brook Lopez managed last season.
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Not only is Westbrook once again leading all point guards in rebounding, the 12.3 per game has him tied for the seventh most in the league, alongside Dwight Howard and Jonas Valanciunas.
The 6-foot-3 guard became the first player since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 41 years ago to post a triple-double featuring 50 points, as he totaled 51 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists during an overtime victory over the Suns.
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Russell Westbrook totals 51 points (on 44 shots), 13 rebounds and 10 assists. The first 50-point triple-double since 1975 pic.twitter.com/MnIRCQyA2I
Two nights later against the Lakers, Westbrook needed only 24 minutes to post his second triple-double of the season, becoming the first player since Lakers guard Magic Johnson in 1982-83 to post two triple-doubles in the first three games of the season.
If he continues to tally two triple-doubles every three games, Westbrook would finish the season with 55 triple-doubles.
Oklahoma City has placed the ball in the hands of Westbrook for 9.5 minutes a night, the highest figure in the NBA, and he has generated 196 points with his scoring and passing, accounting for 59.6 percent of the Thunder’s offense.
As long as Westbrook is producing in every conceivable fashion, he should be part of any FanDuel NBA roster.