In a recent appearance on ESPN’s NBA Today, NBA insider Shams Charania was asked about where things stand for veteran guard Russell Westbrook. Charania said that Westbrook and the Sacramento Kings share a mutual interest in potentially teaming up for this season.
“Look, I’m told there is strong mutual interest between Russell Westbrook and the Sacramento Kings. And the Kings have a need for a reserve point guard. They were 29th in bench points, 29th in bench assists last season,” Charania said. “Russell Westbrook helps with that, and he’s got relationships across that organization: Domantas Sabonis, he’s close with, played with him. He played with Dennis Schroeder as well, DeMar DeRozan, Zach LaVine. They have LA ties as well. BJ Armstrong, the new assistant general manager there. He knows BJ Armstrong from the agency side, and he does have respect with Scott Perry, their new general manager, and Doug Christie, their new head coach. We’ll see if a deal gets done before the start of the season or during this upcoming year.”
Westbrook has gone unsigned this offseason, after opting out of his player option with the Denver Nuggets. Last season, the veteran point guard averaged 13.3 points, 4.9 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 1.4 steals in 27.9 minutes per game primarily off the Nuggets bench.
