Agreement reached to join the team! Hello, Westbrook! Officially back in the NBA.

Nice.

Congratulations, congratulations.

Westbrook has finally secured a new team, agreeing to sign with the Kings, successfully returning to the NBA and about to begin his 18th professional season.

CBA teams shouldn’t bother; even if, as American media suggests, they offered Westbrook a salary slightly above $10 million, it’s negligible compared to his total earnings of $346 million, and not enough to convince him to take his talents to an overseas league.

The Kings will be the seventh NBA team Westbrook has played for, after spending 11 seasons with the Thunder, 2 with the Lakers, 2 with the Clippers, and one season each with the Rockets, Wizards, and Nuggets.

It’s worth mentioning,Westbrook currently has a total of 26,205 points in his NBA career, ranking 20th all-time in the league and second among point guards, trailing only Oscar Robertson by 505 points (Robertson has 26,710).

The third place is held by Curry with 25,386 points, and given his current ability to average over 20 points per game, he could still become the highest-scoring point guard in NBA history if he chooses.

Back to Westbrook, last season with the Nuggets he averaged 13.3 points, 4.9 rebounds, 6.1 assists, and 1.4 steals per game. Now that he’s back in the NBA, closing the 505-point gap is just a matter of time. Most likely, he will continue as a super sixth man for the Kings, coming off the bench as a backup to this year’s EuroBasket MVP Schröder.

Interestingly, during the 2018-19 season with the Thunder, Schröder was actually Westbrook’s backup; now their roles have essentially reversed.

However, NBA Retweet from the American media has a different view, stating that the Kings’ starting lineup consists of Westbrook, LaVine, DeRozan, Murray, and Sabonis, with Schröder, Ellis, Monk, Clifford, and Eubanks coming off the bench...

Speaking of Schröder, in the two preseason games he played for the Kings, he averaged 22.5 minutes but only scored 5.5 points, grabbed 4.5 rebounds, and dished out 2 assists, with shooting percentages of 30%, 0%, and 83.3%. At this performance level, it’s quite possible Westbrook might take his starting spot, though Schröder signed a three-year, $44.43 million contract this summer, so playing off the bench would be quite a waste.

It’s still unclear what kind of contract Westbrook signed with the Kings, but it’s likely a veteran minimum deal. Regardless, it’s just good to have him back.