Russell Westbrook has played well in the past with other point guards.

If the past is any indication, it seems reasonable to think that Westbrook will continue to play well with newly-acquired point guard Dennis Schroder during the 2018-19 season.

As Bryan Kalbrosky of HoopsHype pointed out on Thursday, the team’s net rating when Westbrook shared the court with other point guards has been outstanding at times.

Thunder net ratings when Russell Westbrook was joined by 2nd point guard are below. If he plays next to Dennis Schroder? Sheesh. Raymond Felton (2017-18) — 6.7

DJ Augustin (2015-16) —17.7

Reggie Jackson (2013-14) — 17.8

Derek Fisher (2011-12) — 26.9https://t.co/nLWd00jjIj ⚡ — Bryan Kalbrosky (@BryanKalbrosky) September 6, 2018

In those situations, Westbrook played mostly at the shooting guard position and let the point guard handle the majority of the ball-handling duties with Felton the most recent example last season.

During the 2011-12 season, Westbrook and Derek Fisher shared the court for 137 minutes with the Thunder outscoring opponents by 26.9 points per 100 possessions.

Two seasons later, the Thunder posted a net rating of 17.8 when Russ shared the court with Reggie Jackson and they posted a 17.7 rating during the 2015-16 season with D.J. Augustin next to Westbrook.

Once the Thunder acquired Schroder from the Hawks, many were questioning how he would play next to Westbrook and how often the two may play next to each other.

As Westbrook has shown, he can play well off of the ball and he’ll likely benefit by having a player like Schroder running the offense as he is a huge upgrade over the other players mentioned above.

Thunder fans should be encouraged with this latest analysis…