Russell Westbrook

Russell Westbrook is planning to join Kawhi Leonard and Paul George on the Los Angeles Clippers after finalizing a contract buyout with the Utah Jazz, ...

The Clippers are fourth in the Western Conference with a 33-28 record. With files from The Associated Press The 34-year-old Westbrook was making about $47 million in the final year of his contract.

After agreeing to a buyout with the Jazz, Russell Westbrook is expected to join up with Paul George and Kawhi Leonard. How will the Clippers look with that ...

The Clippers do have a pretty easy out here if the concerns about Westbrook become valid. The Clippers also acquired Bones Hyland and Eric Gordon at the deadline. Westbrook has a tendency to try and do too much on the floor. He also turns it over at a very high rate, in the bottom 11 percent of the league via Cleaning the Glass. Ultimately, the Westbrook signing does make sense as a low-risk, medium-reward move. If Westbrook is not willing to embrace a more limited role, then it could be very damaging for the team. The Lakers wanted him to fill a similar role, and they couldn't get the buy-in from him. That should be a little bit better across the hall with the Clippers. The Clippers have been 11th, at 36.0 percent. They shipped away both John Wall and Reggie Jackson at the trade deadline, and they seem to believe that Westbrook can help bolster that position. He had a horrendous fit with the Lakers. He obviously isn't the same player that he was back then.

Nine-time All-Star guard Russell Westbrook plans to sign with the LA Clippers, his agent Jeff Schwartz told ESPN.

Those discussions centered on Westbrook's willingness to fit into a clear and specific role with the Clippers built around his playmaking, rebounding and toughness, sources said. Westbrook embraced a sixth-man role for the Lakers, averaging 15.9 points, 6.2 rebounds and 7.5 assists in 28.7 minutes per game. He was officially waived by the Jazz on Monday afternoon, the league announced.

It turns out Russell Westbrook will finish the 2022-23 season with Los Angeles after all.

Following the trade that sent Westbrook to Utah, [Paul George publicly lobbied](https://twitter.com/TomerAzarly/status/1624295294325387266?s=20) for the Clippers to take a hard look at his former Thunder teammate, with whom he turned in the best season of his professional career. The news of Westbrook's plan to join the Clippers comes just 12 days after his time with the Lakers came to an end. According to Wojnarowski's report, Clippers brass "became increasingly interested with Westbrook" following conversations with the former MVP about his "willingness to fit into a clear and specific role with the Clippers built around his playmaking, rebounding and toughness." Why Russell Westbrook is signing with the Clippers [reported](https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1627694579540709381) that after finalizing a contract buyout with the Jazz, Westbrook plans to sign with the LA Clippers. At the NBA's trade deadline, Westbrook was dealt to the Jazz, but the sides reached a mutual agreement that led to the buyout.

The former Kia MVP was traded to the Jazz from the Los Angeles Lakers before the 2023 trade deadline. Westbrook is averaging 15.9 points, 7.5 assists and 6.2 ...

After finalizing a contract buyout with the Utah Jazz, nine-time All-Star guard Russell Westbrook plans to sign with the Los Angeles Clippers, his agent Jeff Schwartz of The former Kia MVP was traded to the Jazz from the Los Angeles Lakers before the 2023 trade deadline. Russell Westbrook plans to return to Los Angeles and sign with the LA Clippers, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

The Clippers' decision to sign Russell Westbrook is really dumb. Apparently they didn't see all the bricks and problems he had playing for the Lakers.

Most of it is the opposite of him. “You know the ball is going to be in Kawhi [Leonard] and PG’s [Paul George] hands about 60% of the time so it’s a delicate balance. [Paul George](https://www.latimes.com/sports/clippers/story/2023-01-23/paul-george-point-guard-tyronn-lue), who had his best season while playing with Westbrook in Oklahoma City in 2018-19, [recently told The Times’ Andrew Greif](https://www.latimes.com/sports/clippers/story/2023-02-11/los-angeles-clippers-russell-westbrook-buyout-market), unsolicited, that he wanted the two to reunite. “My instinct is to, let’s kind of let’s see what this looks like and see how this fits,” he said. Led by the frequently unavailable and often distant figure that is Leonard, they have a group of championship-type players who have never truly meshed into a potential championship-caliber team. “We need someone that won’t be played off the floor defensively, someone who can share the ball responsibilities, but not yet be so ball dominant,” he said. Lawrence Frank, the team’s basketball boss, is a shrewd guy. Steve Ballmer, the Clippers’ owner, is a smart dude. then left the arena without talking to the media, willfully skipping out on a chance to honor his teammate. The Clippers apparently had no idea. The Clippers might have somehow slept through all this, but here’s one thing they surely did not miss. The Clippers apparently didn’t.

“The term point guard is a very, very vague term, so to me what you do is build your team around your best players and get complementary skill sets,” Frank said ...

The 34-year-old former league MVP struggled to fit in with the Lakers and drew heavy criticism. “He’s one of the greatest players that ever played the game. The Clippers are expected to sign Westbrook this week after his contract was bought out by Utah and he cleared waivers, according to his agent. He could be in uniform as soon as Friday night when the Clippers face the Sacramento Kings at Crypto.com Arena. The Clippers acquired guards “Because let’s say we had a ball-dominant point guard who had other limitations.

After a contract buyout with the Utah Jazz, the veteran guard will remain in Los Angeles.