With the 2025–2026 NBA season less than one week away, as opening night is on Tuesday, there was a huge, Hall of Fame name still unsigned, with many wondering if we’d seen the last of him on the hardwood. That player was Russell Westbrook, but that notion is no more. That’s because, on Thursday, Westbrook signed with the Sacramento Kings as he’ll suit up for his 18th NBA season and with his seventh franchise.
The Kings didn’t announce the terms of the deal, but it is widely expected to be a one-year contract for Westbrook, who turns 37 in November. The team’s general manager, Scott Perry, highlighted Westbrook’s intangibles in announcing the transaction to bring him into the fold.
