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However, a concerning update regarding Westbrook\u2019s current market emerged Thursday, according to NBA writer Kurt Helin<\/a> of NBC Sports.<\/p>\n \u201cWestbrook remains a free agent late into the summer after choosing not to pick up his $3.5 million player option with the Nuggets. So far, the market has not responded,” Helin wrote. “The Sacramento Kings are the team most mentioned as having genuine interest, but unless (or until) they trade Malik Monk or Devin Carter (or waive a non-guaranteed player, which is unlikely), the Kings will not have the roster spot open. As of now, they have reigned in Monk trade talks, and he is likely to be with the team when the season opens. Where does that leave Westbrook? He has not been linked closely to another team.\u201d<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Russell Westbrook has cemented his legacy as one of the greatest point guards in NBA history, but in recent years\u2014despite remaining productive in a team-oriented role off the bench\u2014he has struggled to find long-term stability with a franchise.<\/p>\n His prime came with the Oklahoma City Thunder, where he spent his first 11 seasons. Since then, he has played for the Houston Rockets, Washington Wizards, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers, and Denver Nuggets\u2014without spending more than two seasons with any of them.<\/p>\n Denver Nuggets guard Russell Westbrook (4). Last season in Denver, Westbrook averaged 13.3 points, 6.1 assists, and 4.9 rebounds in 27.9 minutes per game off the bench. The numbers showed he still has plenty left in the tank if he can land with a team ahead of the upcoming NBA season, which tips off Oct. 21.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Related: Russell Westbrook Puts Retirement Rumors to Rest With Impressive Yacht Workout Video<\/a><\/p>\n This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports<\/a> on Aug 28, 2025, where it first appeared in the NBA<\/a> section. Add Athlon Sports as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The NBA offseason has slowed down, as it typically does as summer winds down before training camps begin…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":253106,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3781],"tags":[7,301,187,3943,3208,194,135,150,1267,6,302,179,5033,254,477,468],"class_list":{"0":"post-259655","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-denver-nuggets","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-denver","10":"tag-denver-nuggets","11":"tag-denvernuggets","12":"tag-devin-carter","13":"tag-houston-rockets","14":"tag-los-angeles-clippers","15":"tag-los-angeles-lakers","16":"tag-malik-monk","17":"tag-nba","18":"tag-nuggets","19":"tag-oklahoma-city-thunder","20":"tag-player-option","21":"tag-russell-westbrook","22":"tag-sacramento-kings","23":"tag-washington-wizards"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/115121758104323748","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259655","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=259655"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259655\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/253106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=259655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=259655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=259655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Denver](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1756618526_174_84d543aa2cfdbb03b5e0d099479adb9f.jpeg\"\/)
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