36-year-old Westbrook officially joins the Kings: Wearing No. 18 opens a new chapter and hits many first records in history

On October 17, 36-year-old Westbrook officially joined the Kings. The Kings officially welcomed Westbrook and announced that Westbrook will wear the Kings’ No. 18 jersey in the new season. Westbrook will switch to No. 18 to start the 18th season of his career.

Previously, famous reporter Shams reported that Westbrook and the Kings signed a one-year basic salary contract of US$3.6 million. Since July this year, the two parties have been in communication. LaVine, DeRozan and Sabonis all support the team's signing of Westbrook.

Today, the Kings officially announced the signing of Westbrook, and continuously tweeted to welcome Westbrook to Sacramento. Kings general manager Scott Perry said in an interview: Russell embodies the characteristics of the team we are working hard to shape in Sacramento. His resume speaks for itself and I'm excited to be working with such an accomplished player who is dedicated to competing and winning. We look to him to strengthen our point guard position and provide leadership on and off the court.

At the same time, the Kings officially announced that Westbrook will wear jersey No. 18; Westbrook has previously worn jerseys No. 0 and No. 4, why did he change to No. 18? Because the Kings' No. 0 jersey now belongs to Monk, Kings star Chris Webber's No. 4 jersey has been retired by the Kings. In addition, Westbrook will start his 18th season in his career, which may be the reason why he decided to wear No. 18.

Talking about Westbrook's vitality, Monk said: "There is another me on the court."

Talking about the time when the two were teammates with the Lakers, Monk said: "He may be one of the best teammates I have ever worked with."

When it comes to Westbrook's positioning on the court, Monk believes that he is a small power forward who can defend 4 Position: "He knows how to win and is a natural competitor. He can definitely help us."

In the new season, Westbrook will hit many records - as long as he scores 506 more points, he will become the highest-scoring point guard in NBA history; as long as he sends out 75 more assists, he will become the eighth player in history to surpass 10,000 assists; as long as he blocks 33 more shots, he will become the point guard with the most blocks in history.

So far in his career, Westbrook has played for the Thunder, Rockets, Wizards, Lakers, Clippers, and Nuggets. He has played in a total of 1,237 regular season games, averaging 21.2 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, and 1.6 steals in 33 minutes per game. In terms of honors, Westbrook has been selected to the All-Star 9 times, led the assists 3 times, led the scoring 2 times, was selected to the All-NBA Team 9 times, was selected to the All-Star Game MVP 2 times, and was named the regular season MVP 1 time.

In the past 19 seasons, the Kings have only made the playoffs once, and missed the playoffs for 17 consecutive years. In the new season, Westbrook will team up with DeRozan, LaVine and Savoy to lead the team to the playoffs. What kind of performance can Westbrook perform? Let’s wait and see.