Russell Westbrook joins rare two-player club with career milestone

Sacramento Kings guard Russell Westbrook (18) works around Minnesota Timberwolves guard Donte DiVincenzo (0) in the third quarter at Target Center. Bruce Kluckhohn-Imagn Images

Kings' Russell Westbrook joins rare two-player club with major career milestone

By Adam Gretz | Last updated Nov 14, 2025 11:57 PM ET

Sacramento Kings guard Russell Westbrook made some NBA history on Friday night when he recorded the 10,000th assist of his career, making him just the eighth player to ever reach that milestone.

Westbrook had 14 assists in the Kings' 124-110 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

It not only put him in exclusive company as a playmaker, but it also put him into a rare two-player club that includes only him and LeBron James.

Russell Westbrook's rare company

Westbrook's milestone on Friday put him into the extremely rare 25,000-point, 10,000-assist club that originally only held James.

Westbrook and James are now the only two players in NBA history to reach both milestones, which is a testament to how productive Westbrook has been throughout his career as not only a scorer but also a distributor.

Russ becomes the second player in NBA history to record 25K PTS & 10K AST

Joining LeBron James. pic.twitter.com/mkqLwSEJbH
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 15, 2025

At 37, Westbrook is not the player he was at his peak, but he has still averaged 14.5 points and 5.8 assists per game this season for the Kings.

The only other players in the 10,000-assist club are John Stockton, Chris Paul, Jason Kidd, James, Steve Nash, Mark Jackson and Magic Johnson.

Westbrook recorded 457 total assists a year ago, and if he could match that number this season, it would move him into the top-five all-time on the assist leaderboard, jumping ahead of Nash, Jackson and Johnson.

Adam Gretz

Adam Gretz is a freelance writer based in Pittsburgh. He covers the NHL, NFL, MLB and NBA. Baseball is his favorite sport -- he is nearly halfway through his goal of seeing a game in every MLB ballpark. Catch him on Twitter @AGretz

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