Los Angeles Clippers point guard Russell Westbrook has exercised the player option in his contract to receive a salary of $4 million for the 2024-25 NBA season, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported.
In July of last year, the MVP of the 2016-17 season surprised everyone when he accepted a lower salary than expected and signed a two-year, $7.86 million contract with the Clippers because he wanted the team to add more talent to compete for the Larry O’Brien trophy.
In his first full season with the Kawhi Leonard-led team, Westbrook was made the team’s first backup and averaged 11.1 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists after playing 22.5 minutes per game, the lowest amount of time in his career. However, he missed three weeks with a broken left hand that required a visit to the operating room.
The Clippers will let Brandon Boston Jr. go.
The Clippers’ roster will look different in October compared to last season. Wojnarowski also reported that the Los Angeles team decided not to extend a qualifying offer to guard Brandon Boston Jr. That means that the Kentucky graduate will be an unrestricted free agent and will be able to sign with any other team. The 22-year-old athlete saw action in 22 regular season games and recorded averages of 5.2 points and 1.6 rebounds in 10.8 minutes of play.
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2024-06-29 19:49:39
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