Westbrook's status
From what I'm hearing, UCLA guard Russell Westbrook is still trying to decide whether or not to put his name in the NBA draft. It's a tough decision because players have to be careful even if they do not plan on signing with an agent.
For example, Westbrook, who could be a top 5 pick in the 2009 draft, could put his name in this year, go through workouts and have difficult shooting the ball. If he comes back to UCLA, the memory left with NBA player personnel folks is that Westbrook wasn't a pure shooter, and that could impact his status for 2009.
,,,but they ALREADY KNOW Russell has a limited outside game. I think he'll "test" but only to get a feel for what they want to see, and he'll be back for another year.