Russell Westbrook Predicted to Sign Two-Year Minimum Deal With Sacramento Kings

NBA legend Russell Westbrook has been predicted to sign a two-year minimum deal with the Sacramento Kings.

NBA writer Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report thinks Westbrook and the Kings will agree to a deal soon.

“The Sacramento Kings stand out as his obvious next home, as they need a point guard to back up Dennis Schröder,” Pincus wrote. “Prediction: Russell Westbrook signs a two-year minimum deal with a player option in Sacramento.”

Westbrook appeared in 75 games for the Denver Nuggets in 2024-25. The future Hall of Famer averaged 13.3 points, 4.9 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 1.4 steals and 0.5 blocks while shooting 44.9% from the field, 32.3% from beyond the arc and 66.1% from the free-throw line.

The Nuggets lost to Westbrook’s old team, the Oklahoma City Thunder, in the second round of the 2025 playoffs in seven games after defeating another one of Westbrook’s former teams, the Los Angeles Clippers, in the first round in seven games.

The 2017 MVP with Oklahoma City, Westbrook turns 37 in November. He has played for the Thunder, Houston Rockets, Washington Wizards, Los Angeles Lakers, Clippers and Nuggets. Westbrook has the most triple-doubles in NBA history (203).

A nine-time All-Star, Westbrook has career averages of 21.2 points, 7.0 rebounds, 8.0 assists, 1.6 steals and 0.3 blocks in 1,237 games. He has made nine All-NBA teams during his iconic playing career.

The Kings missed the playoffs last season for the second year in a row. They traded De’Aaron Fox to the San Antonio Spurs and acquired Zach LaVine from the Chicago Bulls in February.

This offseason, Sacramento acquired Schröder from the Detroit Pistons in a sign-and-trade deal, traded Jonas Valančiūnas to the Nuggets for Dario Šarić and signed Drew Eubanks.

Westbrook was teammates with Schröder on the Thunder and Lakers, played with Domantas Sabonis in OKC and is friends with LaVine and DeMar DeRozan. The Kings are the only team interested in Westbrook.