Russell Westbrook moves from one Los Angeles club to another. Jayne Kamin-Oncea / REUTERS
Once released by the Jazz, the 34-year-old point guard will join Kawhi Leonard and Paul George in pursuit of what would be his first Clips title.
Chicago, Miami, Washington… Russell Westbrook took the time to reflect. He decided. According to ESPN, the former MVP (2012) will join the LA Clippers. Aged 34, he has been dumped in Utah by the Lakers in recent days. Once he has finalized a deal for a “buyout” and is free, Westbrook will therefore commit to the other Los Angeles club. The info was confirmed by his agent, Jeff Schwartz of Excel Sports, with Adrian Wojnarowski. “RussWest” will notably team up with Kawhi Leonard or Frenchman Nicolas Batum in LA, but also a player he knows well from having played alongside him in Oklahoma City, Paul George.
After having worn the colors of the Thunder for a long time (2008-19), Westbrook played in Houston (2019-20), Washington (2020-21), before donning the Lakers tunic in 2021. A passage during which he did not has never really found its place in the collective, attracting many criticisms. Since the start of the season, he had 15.9 points, 6.2 rebounds and 7.5 assists in 28.7 minutes (52 games, 3 starts). To see what will be his role with the Clippers, current fourth in the West standings. Always according to EPSN, the person concerned had many conversations about it with coach Ty Lue and president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank. Remember that Russell Westbrook is in the last year of a five-year, $205 million contract. He is due to receive $47 million in 2022-23.
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