Former NBA MVP Russell Westbrook is on the move again. On Thursday, the Los Angeles Clippers agreed to trade Westbrook to the Utah Jazz in a sign-and-trade deal, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
In addition to Westbrook, the Jazz will get a second-round pick swap and cash considerations. The Clippers will get guard Kris Dunn, who will sign a three-year, $17 million deal with Los Angeles. Wojnarowski reports that Westbrook is expected to agree to a contract buyout with the Jazz to join the Denver Nuggets.
Westbrook picked up his $4 million player option for the upcoming season last month. Earlier this month, the Clippers began looking for trade options for Russell. The Nuggets will be Westbrook's sixth team in the last seven seasons, probably because he's not in his prime anymore, and his production hasn't been good recently. Last season, he averaged 11.1 points, five rebounds, and 4.5 assists, which are career-lows, from the bench.
Given Westbrook's low production, his move to the Nuggets isn't a good deal. He won't contribute much, and the Nuggets won't get a lot of production from him. Expect Westbrook to be on the bench most of the time and not play. The only good thing about Westbrook's move to the Nuggets is that he'll add some depth to the backcourt.
"I think we need some help in the backcourt," Nuggets general manager Calvin Booth told ''Altitude TV'' on Tuesday. "We are going to try to continue to identify that and survey the market. We have a roster spot left and I think if we can add a high-level guard, we will be happy with that."
The Nuggets needed a guard after Kentavious Caldwell-Pope signed with the Orlando Magic and Reggie Jackson left in free agency. With Christian Braun the likely candidate to replace Pope and Dario Saric now signed to a two-year deal, Westbrook will have some playing time but not much and will most likely serve as a backup.
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