Fans react as Russell Westbrook finds new home with Denver Nuggets

Former NBA MVP Russell Westbrook has played each of the last two seasons with the Los Angeles Clippers. But on Thursday, it was revealed that Westbrook will instead be playing for another team in the upcoming 2024-25 season.

This past season in particular, Westbrook struggled to find much playing time on the Clippers, averaging just 22.5 minutes per game, the lowest of his 16-year NBA career.

The Clippers made the tough decision to part ways with Westbrook on Thursday, agreeing to a sign-and-trade deal with the Utah Jazz for guard Kris Dunn, cash considerations, and a future second-round pick swap, first reported by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

The Jazz are not expected to be the ultimate landing spot for Westbrook. Instead, the Jazz will be buying out his contract, and the Denver Nuggets are expected to sign Westbrook for the 2024-25 season.

Naturally, fans had plenty to say about the news on social media.

It will be interesting to see what kind of role Westbrook has on the Nuggets. With Jamal Murray in town, there is essentially no chance that Westbrook will be the team’s starting point guard. And his lack of shooting makes it unlikely that he makes the starting lineup altogether.

However, Westbrook very clearly does still possess a skillset that can be valuable to any NBA team off the bench. In recent years, the Nuggets bench has been amongst the best in the league, which is what ultimately led to the team’s championship two seasons ago.

Their bench wasn’t nearly as productive last season after a number of departures. So bringing in Westbrook should go a long way in making the bench a productive one once again.

[ Adrian Wojnarowski on X ]

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