Best of Iso Takeover Part 2: Tony Allen JOINS and DEFENDS his LeBron is overrated take, Bam Adebayo's all-time GOAT list, Research surrounding ACHILLES injuries

**Joe Johnson** (0:05)
Okay, I got another one for y'all then. The Houston Rockers are considered as a serious destination for Russell Westbrook. Can y'all see Kevin Durant and Westbrook reuniting as teammates after a decade apart?
Can y'all see it?

**SPEAKER_2** (0:22)
Can you see it, Smoo?

**Joe Johnson** (0:23)
Smoo, can you see it, can you see it?

**Quentin Richardson** (0:25)
Sparco, Sparco, Mr. Sparco.

**Jeremy Pargo** (0:27)
At this stage of their careers, right?
No one has anything to prove. Everybody wants to play good basketball. Y'all play, y'all older guys as well. So y'all know what it is to be able to play basketball at a high level, at an efficient level. And I think Russ has hit that status now to where he is just, you know, gone. He ain't Russ of 25 years old. And Russ is one of the greatest dudes I've ever met in my life.

**Joe Johnson** (0:51)
He is, dude.

**Jeremy Pargo** (0:52)
All the stories about him being a great teammate.
I haven't been his teammate, but I know him and been around him a lot. So that's a great dude. I think him walking into that locker room right now with a common goal of trying to get to a championship and win at this stage, especially older, I think it's a great place for him. Cause they've been playing for a point guard for a long time. So you find Russ, and if Russ is cool with coming off the bench, I don't think you can get a better backup point guard than that.

**Joe Johnson** (1:17)
Hell no. I mean, think about this.
You think about all the great times that they had in OKC, and obviously they came up short, being up 3-1 against their Warriors team, and then KD goes and join.
Man, they have to think about those times and be like, what if? You know what I mean? What if we would have stayed together here? We probably would have at least got one. You feel me? So I wouldn't mind seeing Westbrook team back over KD in Houston, bro. I think he'll bring them a totally different dynamic at their point guard position because guess what? You know what you're going to get from him every night. He's going to play hard as I don't know what. He's going to defend, you know what I'm saying? And he understands playmaking, you know what I mean? KD ain't had one boom. Let me find big fella, let him get him an easy one. You know what I'm saying? Dump down to the other big fella. You know, I think he makes the game easy for everybody. He just got to keep his turnovers down. If we're keeping it 100

**Jeremy Pargo** (2:07)
I think them having what's the name back, Fred back, will make that easier for Russ. Russ can play with you, on the ball, off the ball. Him coming off the bench behind, Fred, I think that's a great spot. I think that's a great spot for Russ. Russ can play basketball in that system.
And like I said, man, we all older. Russ is older now. He don't care about all the other shit that was going on when he was younger. Right now, it's about winning and playing basketball the right way.

**Joe Johnson** (2:31)
It is, bro. Check this out, though. One NBA scout told Ira Winderman that he wouldn't touch free agent Russell Westbrook in a million years. He said, I wouldn't touch him in a million years. He can't rely on him in his terms of what's going to happen. Yeah, he'll have you in great games, sure, but he can't shoot. He plays his own way.
He's not going to fit into a system. He doesn't really defend. What y'all think about him saying that?

**Quentin Richardson** (3:01)
He said that Westbrook is different.

**Joe Johnson** (3:05)
This guy, Ira Winderman, I guess he'll be right or report or something. It's been reported that this is what he said. He said he wouldn't touch him in the mirror. He said, I mean, yeah, he'll put up some numbers and he'll win you some games in terms of truly building winning team.
You don't get him on your team.
I think that's false. I think if I'm, I agree with what we were talking about. If I'm the Houston Rockets, bro, I'm taking that gamble. I'm taking that gamble because look, think about this. Even if Fred Van Fleet, I'm sure he will start the season. But damn, he just come off of ACL surgery. Y'all going to run him in the ground for 82 games. And what are you going to be able to get you in the postseason? Nothing. So you got to have some depth at that point guard position. Guys who know how to play, guys who know, who know and understand the game and who can make the game easy for guys around them. I always think, bro. And when you look at him, cause he up in age, smooth and par go, he always in great damn shape. And for me, y'all know me, bro. I'm a guy who loves a guy in great shape. You in great shape. You can play with me any day. Hey man, I'm giving that a chance. I ain't going to lie to you.