Team changes 5 times in the past 6 years! Westbrook rejects the Nuggets player option, where will he play next season?

The free market has basically come to an end this summer. Most teams have taken shape for next season, and most free agents have found their next home. Only a small number of players have not yet determined where they will play next season, including Westbrook.

Westbrook signed a two-year contract with the Nuggets last summer. He originally had the option of 3.4 million players, but on June 13, 2025, he chose to refuse execution and became a full free agent. Westbrook rejected the Nuggets' player option and did not sign with the Nuggets, which means he will not stay in the Nuggets next season.

However, until now, Westbrook's next home has been pending, and it is hard to say which team he will play for next season. It is worth mentioning that since leaving the Thunder in 2019, Westbrook has been changing teams continuously in recent years. He has changed teams five times in the past six years, basically once every year. He has played for five teams, including the Rockets, Wizards, Lakers, Clippers and Nuggets, not including the Jazz who reached a buyout agreement with him. And next season, Westbrook is likely to play for a new team.

Westbrook has been playing for the parent team Thunder in the early stage of his career, and was once a member of the club one by one. After Durant left the Thunder in 2016, Westbrook became the only core of the Thunder. Many people believe that Westbrook will always play for the parent team like Curry, becoming a model of one game one by one. However, unexpectedly, Westbrook also left Thunder and started his wandering career. The first and second half of Westbrook show such a huge contrast, which is indeed a bit sad. In fact, it is not just Westbrook, but the other two of the third young masters of the Thunder have also changed teams several times after leaving the Thunder. After Durant was traded to the Rockets, he has played for five teams in his career. Although Harden left the Thunder for 8 years, he played for the Nets, 76ers, and Clippers after that, and changed teams very frequently.

Westbrook has frequently changed teams in recent years, mainly because his strength has declined significantly, and his playing style is out of place with many teams. On the other hand, because his contract in previous seasons is very large and he has become a hot potato. In addition, his strength is not as good as before, so the team wants to trade him. In the past two seasons, Westbrook has received basic salary contracts, but even so, he cannot stay in the same team all the time.

Westbrook is currently a 36-year-old veteran. He played in a total of 75 games last season, averaging 13.3 points, 4.9 rebounds and 6.1 assists per game, shooting percentage of 44.9% and three-point shooting percentage of 32.3%. In the playoffs, Westbrook averaged only 11.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game. Compared with his peak period, Westbrook's performance is indeed not good now, so he has never found a next player. But Westbrook is still worthy of a basic salary contract now, it depends on which team needs him.