Westbrook may say goodbye to the NBA! European giants send out quotations, and their salary hits a new high!

This season, Nuggets champion coach Malone was dismissed, and Adelman Jr. became the new Nuggets coach. Lead the team to the fourth place in the regular season. In the first round of the playoffs, the Nuggets, who held home advantage, defeated the Clippers and fought with the Thunder who entered the finals until the tiebreak, unfortunately lost and missed the Western Conference Finals. Westbrook, who reached a buyout with the Jazz to join the Nuggets, returned to the Thunder home court in the playoffs. This season, Westbrook played 75 regular season games this season, averaging 13.3 points, 4.9 rebounds and 6.1 assists per game, and 13 playoffs, averaging 11.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game. Westbrook, who came to the Nuggets, was still Naco's fighting spirit on the court, and he was still full of passion on the court! However, data shows that when Westbrook is on the regular season this season, the Nuggets win 0.1 points in the opponent in a hundred rounds, while when he is not on the court, the Nuggets win 8.4 points in a hundred rounds. When he was on the playoffs, the Nuggets lost 16 points in a hundred rounds, and when he was not on the court, the Nuggets won 3.2 points in a hundred rounds. When Westbrook was present, the Nuggets' positive and negative efficiency values ​​dropped significantly.

In 2024, Westbrook joined the Nuggets with a two-year $6.8 million contract. Westbrook has only one year left in the contract with the Nuggets, and his salary next season is $3.4 million. Next season, the Nuggets will definitely continue to compete for the championship with Jokic, Murray, Gordon and Porter Jr. as the main teams. These major players occupy the vast majority of the Nuggets' salary space. In order to save wages, the Nuggets are likely to make minor adjustments to the lineup. Westbrook, whose efficiency is not high on the court, naturally became the Nuggets' priority player to lay off. Once Westbrook and the Nuggets part ways, Westbrook will definitely choose to break out of the current contract option, join a team with the ability to compete for the championship, and continue to attack the championship. As he grows older, Westbrook's competitive state is no longer as good as before. In addition, his efficiency on the court is not good, and some teams with the ability to compete for the championship will find it difficult to extend an olive branch to Westbrook! This is likely to result in Westbrook having no ball to play next season and also create good conditions for him to leave the NBA.

According to European basketball journalist Nemanja Zoric, Israeli basketball giant Hapoel Tel Aviv club has had preliminary contact with Westbrook. This European giant club that once won the European basketball championship is willing to offer Westbrook the highest salary in European basketball history to convince Westbrook to join. It is worth mentioning that in July last year, this Israeli giant team successfully poached the Rockets' former player Beverly from the NBA with a high-paying contract. Westbrook has played in the NBA for 17 seasons, averaging 21.2 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists per game. He was selected as the All-Star in 9 careers and 9 best-squads. He was elected as the regular season MVP in the 2016-17 season. Harden and Durant left the Thunder one after another, and the third young master of the Thunder disintegrated. But the stubborn Westbrook still sticks to the Thunder for many years, and has played astonishing data per game for two consecutive seasons. He is called a triple-double man by the well-known internet celebrity commentator Xu Jingyu! When Durant left the Thunder to join the Warriors, angry Thunder fans burned Durant's No. 35 jersey. But when Westbrook left the Thunder and joined the Rockets to join the Rockets to compete for the championship, no Thunder fan blamed Westbrook for it because he had done his best for the team, and it was time to leave and chase the championship. But what went against my wish was that neither my third brother James Harden, the league's first player LeBron James, nor European basketball genius inside Jokic could help Westbrook get into the championship ring he had always dreamed of. With Westbrook's current age and competitive state, he is likely to become one of the countless superstar players in the league who missed the championship.

According to statistics, as a hot defender in the league in the past, Westbrook has earned $346 million in his entire career, and Westbrook is a very business-minded player who uses the high salary he earns to invest. His investment areas cover sports, fashion, food, automobiles, social media and other fields. According to the latest data released by Forbes Magazine, Westbrook's personal net worth is as high as $375 million. Obviously, Westbrook, who is not short of money, does not have high salary requirements, but if he can't find a suitable next home in the NBA and continues to strive for the championship in his career, perhaps Westbrook will really seriously consider saying goodbye to the NBA arena and going to the European basketball club to continue his basketball career.

Although Westbrook, 36, is no longer young and his condition has declined significantly compared to his peak period, with his years of experience in the NBA, he can fully play his remaining energy in the European basketball arena. If Westbrook really chooses to leave the NBA and join forces with former Rockets player Beverly to compete in the European basketball arena, these two defenders full of fighting spirit can still help the team bring championship glory. If Westbrook can win the championship trophy in the European basketball court and have a high salary income, it will be a compensation for Westbrook! Whether Westbrook will continue to stay in the NBA to pursue his championship dream next season, or go to European clubs to earn a high salary, I personally hope Westbrook can stay away from injuries and enjoy the rest of his basketball career! NBA history will always remember Westbrook's name because he has proved himself and there is no need to measure his value by a championship!