We’re 10 days into August, and Russell Westbrook remains unsigned on the NBA’s free agent market. Despite playing in 75 games and 13 playoff games last season, putting together a top 10 Sixth Man of the Year season for the Nuggets, nobody seems to want the future Hall of Famer who has toiled as an unrestricted free agent for over a month now.
Russ did everything the Nuggets could have asked from him last year; they had major bench issues, and he signed on a minimum and capably ate innings for them all season. Yet still, as soon as free agency began, the Nuggets pivoted, adding four veterans via trades and free agency, while leaving Russ out to dry.