Source: Nuggets' Westbrook declining option, to enter free agency

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Denver Nuggets guard Russell Westbrook is declining his $3.4 million player option for the 2025-26 season, which will make him a free agent on June 30, a source told ESPN's Shams Charania.

Westbrook, 36, averaged 13.3 points on 44.9% shooting, 6.1 assists and 4.9 rebounds in 27.9 minutes over 75 games for the Nuggets this season. He started 36 games in his first campaign for Denver, the most for the veteran since 2021-22.

Westbrook underwent surgery on his right hand last month to repair multiple ligament tears, the team announced, though Westbrook stated in his personal newsletter that he was having surgery to fix "two breaks that happened during the season." He is…