Nuggets, Russell Westbrook agree to $6.8 million contract
07/26/2024 02:10 PM
The Denver Nuggets and nine-time NBA All-Star Russell Westbrook have agreed to a two-year, $6.8 million contract, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. The second year of Westbrook’s contract contains a player option, allowing the former league MVP to once again become a free agent ahead of the 2025-26 season.
Westbrook joining the Nuggets has been a done deal for quite some time. Even before the Los Angeles Clippers traded him to the Utah Jazz, where he was eventually bought out, Westbrook and the Nuggets appeared to be on a collision course with one another after three-time MVP Nikola Jokic made it known that he was interested in playing with the 2016-17 MVP.
In an offseason where they lost veteran shooting guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Westbrook now adds dynamic play and energy to a team that could drastically use a player of his caliber off the bench. This is especially true since the team has struggled to find production behind Jamal Murray at the point guard position.
This is a developing story that will be updated shortly.
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