The NBA offseason is coming to an end, and Russell Westbrook is still without a team.
When the summer started, most people thought he’d either sign a new contract with the Denver Nuggets or quickly find another squad to call home.
But Westbrook remains out of luck, and Eric Pincus wrote about his situation for Bleacher Report.
Pincus thinks that Westbrook will eventually settle down with the Sacramento Kings, but he won’t be making a ton of money.
“Prediction: Westbrook signs a two-year minimum deal with a player option in Sacramento,” Pincus wrote. “The Nuggets changed direction after one season with Russell Westbrook (actually shifting before the end of the year, firing head coach Mike Malone and basketball executive Calvin Booth). The team has since acquired Cam Johnson, Jonas Valančiūnas, Tim Hardaway Jr. and Bruce Brown. Denver still has room to sign Westbrook, but it doesn’t appear inclined to do so. The Sacramento Kings stand out as his obvious next home, as they need a point guard to back up Dennis Schröder.”
Westbrook has had a difficult time staying in one place for very long over the last few years.
He has moved around from the Washington Wizards to the Los Angeles Lakers to the Los Angeles Clippers and then to the Nuggets.
He has helped each of those teams in one way or another, but hasn’t become a stable part of any rotation.
He has come on and off the bench, taken on different responsibilities, and tried to expand his horizons and attempt new things for the betterment of his teams.
But he has always seemed restless and ready to move to another destination.
It sounds like the Kings are his only choice right now.
If he doesn’t sign a deal with them, he might be out of the NBA, at least for a few months.
Some fans never imagined a day when he’d be a backup guard, but times have changed, and now Westbrook will have to adjust his expectations once again.
He holds all the power and could reject a deal from the Kings, but with the Nuggets moving on, that could place a huge roadblock in front of him.
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