Report: Russell Westbrook Joins Nuggets on 2-Year Deal

A week after being cut by the Utah Jazz, veteran guard Russell Westbrook will sign a two-year, veteran contract worth at least $6.8 million with the Denver Nuggets, his agent told ESPN on Friday.

According to ESPN, Westbrook was in Denver on Friday to sign the deal, which includes a player option for the 2025-26 season.

Westbrook, 35, was released by the Jazz last Saturday after guard Kris Dunn went to the Clippers in a sign-and-trade deal.

Westbrook joined the Clippers late in the 2022-23 season after being traded to the Jazz from the Los Angeles Lakers and subsequently cut. He returned to a starting role late in the season during a brief 21-game stint with the Clippers, then transitioned to a bench role last season and finished seventh in Sixth Man of the Year voting.

Westbrook averaged 11.1 points with 5.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists in 68 games (11 as a starter) for the Clippers last season.

In 16 NBA seasons, the nine-time All-Star and the league’s MVP in 2016-17 has averaged 21.7 points with 7.1 rebounds and 8.1 assists in 1,162 games (1,039 starts) for the Oklahoma City Thunder (2008-19), Houston Rockets (2019-20), Washington Wizards (2020-21), Lakers (2021-23) and Clippers.

–Field Level Media