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05 Jun, 2025
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Russell Westbrook should embrace the chance to play in Europe
@Source: yardbarker.com
Since 2021, Russell Westbrook has bounced from team to team. This past season, Westbrook played a significant role within the Denver Nuggets rotation. He suited up on 75 occasions and started 36 games. However, the former MVP is expected to hit the unrestricted free-agency market this summer. Westbrook's style of play is best suited to a team that boasts multiple perimeter shooting threats. His ability to penetrate the paint and make the right read has been a calling card for 17 years. Still, that same style of play requires Westbrook to have the ball in his hands at every turn. Unfortunately for Westbrook, he no longer commands a high usage rate, partly due to his age and partly because of how the NBA has changed in recent years. Westbrook remains a valuable asset in the NBA. However, it now appears that teams in Europe would like to get involved in the Westbrook experience. "Hapoel Tel Aviv has made initial contact with former NBA All-Star Russell Westbrook," European basketball reporter Nemanja Zoric wrote. "I'm told the Eurocup champions are planning to make him an offer with a salary never seen before in European basketball." Westbrook would be a superstar in the EuroLeague. Not only would he attract a wave of new eyeballs, but he would also get the sort of role that allows him to thrive. A role that he is unlikely to ever assume on an NBA team moving forward. Furthermore, Westbrook has nothing left to prove. He's a former MVP, a nine-time All-Star and has made multiple All-NBA teams. Short of ring chasing for the final few years of his career, he's done everything he can in the NBA. That's why a move abroad could be the perfect swansong to a potential Hall of Fame career. If the money is right and the role on the offer is the best he's going to get, then the veteran guard should embrace a new adventure. After all, he's built to be a star, and this could be his last chance to shine brightly before he hangs up his sneakers for good.
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