(Photo : Harry How/Getty Images) LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – Russell Westbrook (#0) of the LA Clippers reacts to his dunk in entrance of Nikola Jokic (#15) and Peyton Watson (#8) of the Denver Nuggets throughout a 102-100 Clippers win at Crypto.com Arena on April 04, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
The Los Angeles Clippers will seemingly half methods with a Hall of Fame level guard on their roster.
Russell Westbrook just lately exercised his $4 million participant choice for the 2024-25 season with the Clippers, however the group is now exploring a commerce for the 35-year-old.
The Denver Nuggets have expressed a want to pursue Westbrook, with the nine-time NBA All-Star reciprocating the curiosity.
The 2017 NBA Most Valuable Player opted in along with his Clippers deal, although he was conscious of the opportunity of a commerce.
The Nuggets are recent off shedding guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, a necessary member of their current postseason success, to the Orlando Magic after he signed a three-year deal price $66 million.
Westbrook-KCP scenario mirrors the Lakers three years in the past
A former championship group pursuing Westbrook and shedding Caldwell-Pope after failing to defend their title will not be new.
The Los Angeles Lakers did one thing comparable in the summertime of 2021 after failing to defend their 2020 championship. They initiated a commerce for Westbrook and gave up Caldwell-Pope to the Washington Wizards within the course of.
Another comparable scenario that would repeat was when the Clippers traded level guard Reggie Jackson to the Charlotte Hornets to dump his wage to create space for Westbrook after they acquired him in February 2023.
Jackson quickly reached a buyout settlement with the Hornets and signed with the Nuggets for the remainder of the season. He was a part of their 2023 championship roster.
The Nuggets just lately traded Jackson to the Hornets to make room of their wage cap final June 27.
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