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Russell Westbrook picks up $4 million player option to stay with Los Angeles Clippers

Westbrook, a nine-time All-Star, signed a two-year, $7.8 million contract with the Clippers in 2023

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DALLAS, TEXAS - APRIL 28: Russell Westbrook #0 of the Los Angeles Clippers brings the ball up court in the second half of game four of the Western Conference First Round Playoffs against the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center on April 28, 2024 in Dallas, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)
Russell Westbrook joined the Los Angeles Clippers in February 2023. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)

Veteran guard Russell Westbrook is staying with the Los Angeles Clippers for another season. Westbrook, a nine-time All-Star, is picking up his $4 million player option to stay in LA, per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

After joining the Clippers in February 2023, Westbrook signed a two-year, $7.8 million deal with the team last summer. The 35-year-old guard averaged 11.1 points, 5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.1 steals in 68 games with the Clippers last season.

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Russell Westbrook
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Westbrook played his first 11 seasons in Oklahoma City, where he was voted MVP in 2017. He averaged a triple-double in four separate seasons: three with the Thunder, from 2016 to 2019, and another with the Washington Wizards in the 2020-21 season.

Westbrook's career has slowed in recent years, with a sluggish stint with the Los Angeles Lakers. With the Clippers, Westbrook is an effective point guard off the bench as a backup to James Harden.