Weaknesses Lowry’s back in time for the playoffs, but we don’t quite know how healthy he is. Westbrook not only plays at a high intensity but figures into a very high percentage of the Thunder’s possessions, something analytics experts calls usage rate. Perhaps more appropriately, Westbrook takes the ball hostage, playing the game with the heat of a thousand suns. It requires franchises to look at minority candidates they might otherwise not consider, listen to their pitches and maybe make a choice they might not have made before.