Sorry! Westbrook, the triple-double king in NBA history! Only received an unguaranteed basic salary

There is no doubt that Westbrook fans are definitely the happiest NBA fan group in recent days, because the good thing they have longed for finally happened! Russell Westbrook, the NBA's all-time triple-double leader who has been ignored this summer, finally found a new job just as the opening game of the 2025-26 regular season is about to begin.

Under the strong attention of everyone, the Sacramento Kings threw an olive branch to Venus Westbrook and gave him a formal contract, thus bringing him back to the NBA. In this way, the NBA's historical triple-double king will start his 18th career season with the Sacramento Kings!

As the Sacramento Kings officially announced today that the team officially signed 36-year-old veteran guard Russell Westbrook, everything has settled! At this point, Westbrook fans who have been nervous all summer are finally relieved at this moment, because they no longer have to worry about their idol not having a ball to play in the new season! In the new season, we will be able to see Westbrook charging in the NBA arena again. This is not a blessing!

Everyone must be very concerned about Westbrook's contract issue. After all, this is the focus of everyone's attention all summer. According to a previous report by ESPN reporter Shams Charania, Venus Westbrook signed a one-year minimum salary contract with the Sacramento Kings worth $3.6 million.

In the 2024-25 season, Russell Westbrook played 75 NBA regular season games on behalf of the Denver Nuggets, averaging 27.9 minutes per game. He could score 13.3 points, 4.9 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 1.4 steals and 0.5 blocks. His three shooting percentages were respectively 44.9%/32.3%/66.1%; in 13 playoff games, he averaged 24.1 minutes per game, contributing 11.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.1 blocks. The three shooting percentages were 39.1%/31.7%/70% respectively.

Judging from Westbrook's personal data, he still has gas in the tank, and he still has the ability to continue playing in the NBA! Therefore, the Kings only used a veteran's basic salary contract of 3.6 million to acquire Venus Westbrook, who averaged 13+5+6+1 per game last season, as his own. There is a high probability that they will make a sure profit from this deal! What needs to be known is that in order for Westbrook to continue to play in the NBA in the new season, he previously gave up an invitation contract worth tens of millions from a Chinese team.

As everyone knows, Venus Westbrook's financial losses from staying in the NBA will be far more than this, because the basic salary contract he received from the Kings is actually not guaranteed! According to additional reports from NBA reporter Scotto today, Russell Westbrook signed a non-guaranteed one-year contract with the Sacra Kings. As a result, this means that the Sacramento Kings can waive Venus Westbrook at any time without paying any fees.

There is no doubt that Westbrook only received an unguaranteed basic salary contract from the Kings, which is really hard to accept for a while! You must know that this is Russell Westbrook, a nine-time All-Star, NBA history triple-double king, and NBA 75th star. How can he not even have a guaranteed basic salary contract? I have to admit that this world is really crazy, which makes people feel very sad about it!

I hope that it is just an accident that David Westbrook only received the King's unguaranteed basic salary! I believe that Venus Westbrook will definitely be able to win the contract guarantee he deserves with his outstanding performance on the court in the new season! Come on, Russell Westbrook!