Kidd thinks Russ can average triple-double: 'We're looking at a special player'

Someone very familiar with NBA greatness believes Russell Westbrook is the one-of-a-kind player who can average a triple-double this season.

Milwaukee Bucks head coach Jason Kidd, who is third all-time in triple-doubles with 107, believes Westbrook's current streak of five is indicative of what could be for the Oklahoma City Thunder guard, according to ESPN's Ohm Youngmisuk. Oscar Robertson is the last player who averaged a triple-double in a season, way back in 1961-62.

"It can be done," said Kidd. "I have always said I think it could be done. You got to have a special player and I think we are looking at a special player."

Not only is Westbrook crushing the stat sheet, he's doing it without being in tandem with former OKC star Kevin Durant.

"He is athletic," Kidd said. "(But you need) guys scoring the ball (on your team). Assists is hard to get. But understand he is doing this without KD. That is what makes it even more special."

Kidd also disclosed that he couldn't be doing what Westbrook is doing, even if he'd played his prime years in the "perimeter-oriented and offensive-minded" game.

"He is athletic. I wasn't athletic like that." Kidd said. "You put basketball IQ, thinking the game, and then you put it with what he is doing athletically - it is like LeBron, he is another one that can do it. For me, it was always the scoring part that was the hardest."

Westbrook already has an astounding 10 triple-doubles in 21 games so far this season.