Russell Westbrook is open to returning to the Sacramento Kings, he told media members this week.
“It’s been great for me here. If I’m welcomed back then I’ll be back, but that’s not up to me. It’s kind of how it’s been for me the last couple summers and seasons, unfortunately,” he said.
Westbrook is still highly productive at age 37. This season, he was still able to average 15.2 points, 6.7 assists, 5.4 rebounds and 1.3 steals this season in 29 minutes per game. In his 64 games, he had 6 triple doubles and 16 double doubles.
His main thing is being wanted.
“I wouldn’t mind coming back. Anywhere I’m wanted, I’m there. I want to be able to be helpful, be productive, but I also I understand it’s a business,” he said.
And to him, trying to win a championship isn’t everything.
“Winning a championship is not guaranteed. It’s not up to me, things have to align, there is so many different things that have to align for you to be able to win a championship in this league,” he said. “Sometimes you can be in that position and it doesn’t work out, and that’s it. So, for me, it’s just being in a place where I’m wanted, having fun, enjoying the game, and to me that’s most important.”
The Kings only rotational point guards currently are Westbrook, Devin Carter, and Killian Hayes.
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