Russell Westbrook

Russell Westbrook
	Westbrook with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2022
No. 18 – Sacramento Kings
Position	Point guard
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	November 12, 1988; Long Beach, California, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	Leuzinger (Lawndale, California)
College	UCLA (2006–2008)
NBA draft	2008: 1st round, 4th overall pick
Drafted by	Seattle SuperSonics
Playing career	2008–present
Career history
2008–2019	Oklahoma City Thunder
2019–2020	Houston Rockets
2020–2021	Washington Wizards
2021–2023	Los Angeles Lakers
2023–2024	Los Angeles Clippers
2024–2025	Denver Nuggets
2025–present	Sacramento Kings
Career highlights
	NBA Most Valuable Player (2017); 9× NBA All-Star (2011–2013, 2015–2020); 2× NBA All-Star Game MVP (2015, 2016); 2× All-NBA First Team (2016, 2017); 5× All-NBA Second Team (2011–2013, 2015, 2018); 2× All-NBA Third Team (2019, 2020); NBA All-Rookie First Team (2009); 2× NBA scoring champion (2015, 2017); 3× NBA assists leader (2018, 2019, 2021); NBA 75th Anniversary Team; Third-team All-Pac-10 (2008); Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year (2008); Pac-10 All-Defensive Team (2008);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Men's basketball
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
World Championship/World Cup

Russell Westbrook III (born November 12, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Known for his agility, intensity and explosiveness, he is considered one of the greatest point guards in NBA history. Nicknamed "Russ", Westbrook is a nine-time NBA All-Star and earned the NBA Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) for the 2016–17 season. He is also a nine-time All-NBA Team member; a two-time NBA scoring leader, having led the league in 2014–15 and 2016–17; a three-time NBA assists leader; and a back-to-back NBA All-Star Game MVP. Westbrook is one of three players in NBA history to average a triple-double for a season. He has achieved that feat four times and is the all-time NBA leader in career triple-doubles. He holds the record for the most career rebounds by a guard. In 2021, Westbrook was named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.

Westbrook played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins and earned third-team all-conference honors in the Pac-10. He was selected with the fourth overall pick in the 2008 NBA draft by the Seattle SuperSonics, who then relocated to Oklahoma City that same week. Westbrook played for the Thunder for 11 seasons and is the team's all-time leading scorer. He appeared in the NBA Finals as a member of the Thunder in 2012, losing to the Miami Heat. In 2019, Westbrook was traded to the Houston Rockets, playing one season for the organization before being traded again to the Washington Wizards in 2020. After a season in Washington, he was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in 2021. Following two relatively disappointing seasons there, he was traded to and bought out by the Utah Jazz before signing with the Los Angeles Clippers later in the 2022–23 season. In the summer of 2024, he was again traded to the Utah Jazz and waived preceding his signing with the Denver Nuggets for the 2024–25 season, followed by his signing with the Sacramento Kings for the 2025–26 season.

Westbrook has represented the United States national team twice, winning gold medals in the 2010 FIBA World Championship and the 2012 Olympics.