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Westbrook to join Nuggets after being bought out following Utah trade
By Kasey Richardson,
8 hours ago
NBA guard Russell Westbrook is expected to join the Denver Nuggets after being bought out following a sign-and-trade agreement for Kris Dunn with the Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Clippers.
Westbrook will join the team after being bought out of his contract by the Jazz and clearing waivers, according to sources. The triple-double king is also a solid pickup for the Nuggets as Westbrook could possibly finish his career in Denver, while he heads into his 19th year in the league.
This is reportedly an expanded deal that was initially reported on July 1 by Bleacher Report's Chris Haynes, in which Dunn agreed to a deal with the Clippers as an unrestricted free agent. Dunn is headed to the Clippers on a three-year, $17 million deal as part of the sign-and-trade, per Haynes.
The Clippers also sent a second-round pick swap and cash to the Jazz.
The former MVP is officially parting ways with the Clippers after spending two years with the team where he took on roles as a starter and in rotation coming off the bench. Westbrook also played for the Los Angeles Lakers for two years, while spending a year with the Washington Wizards in 2020-21 and Houston Rockets in 2019-20.
He spent most of his career with the Oklahoma City Thunder where he was drafted in 2008 to the then, Seattle Super Sonics before the franchise was relocated to OKC the same year.
With the Thunder, Westbrook appeared in the 2012 NBA finals, won an MVP in the 2016-17 season, and became the league's all-time triple-double leader.
Three-time MVP Nikola Jokic who called for Westbrook to join the team, currently sits fourth on the list for triple-doubles all time. In 2016-17, Westbrook became the first player to average a triple-double in back-to-back seasons.
That same year he also not only joined Robertson as the only players in league history to average a triple-double for the season, but also broke Robertson's single-season record for them which was 41 that was set in 1961-62.
Last year with the Clippers, he averaged 11.1 points per game, 5.0 rebounds per game, 4.5 rebounds per game, and 1.1 steals per game. In last year's postseason, Westbrook averaged 6.3 points per game, 4.2 rebounds per game, and 1.2 steals per game. Los Angeles lost to the Dallas Mavericks in the first round after losing the series at 4-2.
As the Nuggets acquire Westbrook once he clears waivers, Denver will be picking up a veteran player and nine-time NBA All-Star who has made an impact in the league based on his athletic ability and fierce gameplay every night on the court who can also pour his knowledge to other players.
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