4 times! Report reveals Chinese team’s offer to Westbrook! He is the king of triple-doubles.

Kings reporter Dave disclosed,Westbrook is very likely to have gotten an offer from a Chinese team for half a season, worth almost four times the contract the Kings could provide.

Four times? That suggests a Chinese team is offering Westbrook roughly ten million dollars, while the CBA’s foreign player salary cap for the new season is only 4.25 million USD. Although clubs are allowed to exceed the cap with a luxury tax, exceeding 2 million USD results in a 150% tax...

If any CBA team could lavishly sign Westbrook without restraint, it’s probably the Shanghai team, known for their wealth and located in a major international city that naturally attracts star players.

That said, Westbrook’s style of taking on heavy responsibility fits perfectly with being a small foreign player in the CBA. Here, we appreciate versatile workhorses, and although he’s 36, he still has plenty of energy. Last season with the Nuggets, he averaged 13.3 points, 4.9 rebounds, 6.1 assists, and 1.4 steals in the regular season, and 11.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 2.6 assists in the playoffs.

By the way, former NBA player and three-time champion guard Danny Green revealed why Westbrook declined the $3.47 million player option for the 25-26 season and left Denver,because if he stayed, the Nuggets wouldn’t have included him in the rotation, leaving him to fend for himself by the water cooler....This explanation makes everything clear at once.

Westbrook isn’t short of money; his total NBA career earnings have reached $346 million. A few million dollars is negligible to him. What he needs is respect and playing time. Given his proud and ambitious nature, he simply couldn’t tolerate not playing in Denver, so leaving was a natural choice.

Since he doesn’t want to coast, the CBA is the place to be, with guaranteed playing time and control. He might even replicate his season averaging a triple-double.

No exaggeration, even without his shooting, Westbrook’s physical gifts would let him dominate in the CBA—strong and fast, though not as explosive as before.

The NBA new season is about to start, yet Westbrook remains unsigned. If he has no plans to continue his career overseas, retirement seems to be the only tough option left. Best of luck.