The trade of Russell Westbrook to the Nuggets is now complete.
Westbrook, who was traded from the Los Angeles Clippers last week, agreed to a two-year, $6.8 million veterans’ minimum contract with the Nuggets on Friday, his agent said. .
The two-year deal includes a player option for the 2025-26 season.
In exchange for Kris Dunn and a future second-round draft pick, the Jazz reached a buyout agreement with Westbrook, allowing him to sign with the Nuggets.
Denver is now the sixth team Westbrook will play for in the past seven seasons. Last season, he averaged a career-low 11.1 points, five rebounds and 4.5 assists in a career-low 22.5 minutes per game, largely off the bench in Los Angeles. Westbrook was briefly the Clippers’ starting point guard earlier in the year but moved to a backup role once the team added James Harden.
The Clippers had been looking for a trade partner for Westbrook since the season ended, and the Nuggets had been considered the favorites for quite some time before the deal went through. The 35-year-old veteran, though nearing the end of his career, should provide a significant boost to the Nuggets’ second unit by teaming up with three-time league MVP Nikola Jokić and Jamal Murray.
The Nuggets, after winning the NBA Finals in 2023, went 57-25 last season and reached the Western Conference semifinals, where they were eliminated by the Minnesota Timberwolves.
