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The Rockets old player is in awkward situation. Where is the future of the 18-year NBA history triple-double king?

3:24am, 8 August 2025Basketball

Among the few players left in the free market, there is a future Hall of Fame that has not been signed yet. I believe everyone knows who it is, Russell Westbrook, who once played for the Rockets. The free market has been open for more than a month, and Westbrook has not signed since he has jumped out of the player option. He is now considered to have a potential next home and only the Kings.

The current king and the warriors are still engaged in psychological games over Kumingga's signing, so the king has also postponed all other signings. Just like the Warriors entering the free market without signing people, the king now dares to move a soldier. If the king wants to take down Kumingga, not only will he not be able to sign people for the time being, they may also have to deal with DeRozan's contract later. Previously, the Kings wanted to directly exchange DeRozan + other chips for Kumingga's signing rights, but the Warriors DeRozan was not very interested, so the deal did not happen. Such links have also led to Westbrook's current signing being stranded.

In today's radio program "Sand City Sports 1140", the host chatted with the Kings' record Allen Stiles of "Open Stands". The former said, "If Westbrook can play 12 minutes per game, it will be a huge improvement for the Kings, but the question is whether the Kings will lose Westbrook if they drag on it now."

, and Allen Stiles calmly said that according to his source, no other team wants Westbrook, let alone the actual news, other teams have not even spread rumors of roadside trading. His meaning is probably "Don't be nervous, no other teams will want Westbrook now. If the Kings don't sign him, he will not be able to play in the NBA."

His remarks also hurt the hearts of many Westbrook fans. Some fans directly put forward the data and said, "The Kings even have a 45 million contract for 3 years. Why do we Westbrook so badly?" Even after the data comparison between Schroder and Westbrook this season, Westbrook won completely. The calm Westbrook is indeed a good bench supplement for some teams at present, but Westbrook is the top one, which will really hurt the team.

In fact, when Westbrook jumped out of the player option, I always thought that he would take over the team. Because logically, if you don't get promises from other teams or the agent team has evaluated that no other team is interested in veterans of his age will not rush to the free market. Of course, this is also related to his outstanding performance in the Nuggets last season. At that time, it was indeed rumored that the Heat led Westbrook's next home, followed by teams such as the Mavericks, Kings, Warriors, Magic and Thunder, which seemed to be very popular. But as the free market front was lengthened, it was discovered that no team except the Kings were in contact with Westbrook.

The Heat, which was leading the way before, was quickly clarified by the team reporter Ira Winderman, "This is not the case at all. If you think about it a little bit with normal logic, you will know that it is meaningless." Winderman said that the team's backcourt is already crowded (Hiro, Powell, Mitchell). Westbrook will only be the fourth choice if he joins, and it will trigger a luxury tax. Westbrook's current value is not worth any team signing at a super luxury price.

And the scandal of Thunder is even more outrageous, more like a story fabricated by fans for Westbrook to return to their roots. In fact, based on the average career of professional players, Westbrook has no regrets even if he retires immediately. Most of the NBA Hall of Fame may not be able to play for 17 seasons. But thinking about Westbrook's 11-year stay in Okawa, and then chose to wander among all the strong teams to win the championship and then no one cares about it now. It's quite a pity.

source:7m vn sport

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