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Reject the 360w option! No one wants the triple-double king in history, you are really abandoned by the NBA!

1:04am, 20 September 2025【Basketball】

Open the schedule, we can clearly understand from the NBA's official schedule for next season that the 25-26 regular season will officially start on October 22, and there are only 11 days before the training camp (September 30)! At this time point, the recruitment work of each team has officially entered the countdown, and for free agents, if they have not found their next home at this moment, they are likely to be abandoned by the NBA. And what we are going to talk about next is the NBA history triple-double king - Russell Westbrook!

Since rejecting the 360w player option on June 13, although Westbrook has been rumored to join the franchise with many teams, the representative team is the Kings, but because the Kings are only willing to provide it with a veteran's basic salary lower than the 360w player option, and the Kings team cannot meet Westbrook's championship requirements, this is also the fundamental reason why Westbrook did not join the Kings in the end!

After joining the Nuggets last season, Westbrook performed very well with Jokic. Whether he appeared as a starter or a substitute, he was the most infectious player on the court! Both offense and defense provided enough help to the Nuggets. In the first round of playoffs against the Clippers, he used defense to help the team win at critical moments. He averaged 27.9 minutes per game in 75 regular season games, contributed 13.3 points, 4.9 rebounds and 6.1 assists, with a shooting percentage of 44%, and a three-point shooting percentage of 32%. After McMalone was fired, Adelman Jr. paid more attention to the training of young players. His playing time in 13 playoffs was compressed to 24.1 minutes, and he handed over a report card of 11.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.6 assists. Whether it is personal data or its influence on the game, Westbrook is one of the most cost-effective players in the league last season!

Westbrook spent most of his time playing with his historical impact, and as he got older, his impact and finishing ability at the basket could not be compared with his peak period. And in today's small ball era, let alone small players, even center players need to practice shooting ability, otherwise it will be difficult to gain a foothold in the league! Westbrook's shooting problem has always been a difficult problem that he cannot solve! For Westbrook, he should have given up his damn dignity at this moment and stayed in the Nuggets. Judging from the Nuggets' signing results during the offseason, they are one of the most popular teams in the championship in the new season. In this way, Westbrook has a high probability of dreaming of realizing the championship, but all of this has disappeared with the rejection of the player option.

The dignified NBA history triple-double king, and the instant-powered player who contributed 13.3 points, 4.9 rebounds and 6.1 assists last season, has become an embarrassing situation where the team is not interested in it. He is really going to be abandoned by the NBA league! There is not much time left for Westbrook, it depends on whether any team is willing to accept him before the training camp begins, otherwise the only way out for him is to retire or join the overseas league!