Three months after his 2024-25 campaign came to an end following Denver's Game 7 semifinal loss to the OKC Thunder in the playoffs, Russell Westbrook still finds himself readily available on the open market.
When he initially turned down his $3.5 million player option for the 2025-26 season back in June, there seemed to be some serious excitement behind the decision.
After all, he had just finished seventh in the running for Sixth Man of the Year and had stuffed the stat sheet with per-game averages of 13.3 points, 6.1 assists, 4.9 rebounds, and 1.4 steals with the 50-win Nuggets.