The long, painful summer of free agency for Russell Westbrook as he finally agreed to what’s expected to be a one-year, $3.6 million veteran minimum contract with the Kings for the 2025-26 season. This comes after Russ turned down his player-option to stay with the Nuggets, then found an icily cold market for his services.
After toiling for months, he’ll join a Kings team that has traded away two star point guards, Tyrese Haliburton and De’Aaron Fox, in recent years. Now, Westbrook will come in and, along with Dennis Schroder, compete for starting point guard duties on a veteran-laden team that appears to be overmatched in a loaded Western Conference.