Fansided · Oct 10, 2025
Crushing Russell Westbrook truth emerges about future with Nuggets
Las Vegas Aces v Los Angeles Sparks | Luke Hales/GettyImagesIt seemed a little odd that Russell Westbrook turned down his player option to stay in Denver despite clearly having no other suitors, as he remains unsigned as the preseason begins. But we may have finally gained some clarity on the situation. On his podcast, Inside the Green Room, Danny Green explained that the Nuggets were planning to bury Westbrook on the bench if he opted in.
Green talked about how the Nuggets were ready to move on from Russ, and that they made it clear if he opted in they weren’t going to play him at all, and that he would even be “behind certain guys that he should be above.”