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Russell Westbrook

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Elite playmaker & perimeter defender
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Western · Pacific · proj. 33-49 (▲+0.6)
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MVP9× All-NBA9× All-Star

A future Hall of Famer in his twilight, still a triple-double threat off the bench at 37 — 15.2 points, 5.4 boards, 6.7 assists with disruptive energy. The flaws are familiar and stark: a shaky jumper (33.8% from three, 69% at the line) and a league-worst 4th-percentile turnover rate. High-octane, high-risk minutes.

15.2
PPG
5.4
RPG
6.7
APG
1.3
SPG
0.2
BPG
GP 64MPG 29FG% 42.73P% 33.8FT% 69.4TS% 52.8USG% 25.9PER 15.1BPM -0.4VORP 0.7
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Playmaking93
Perimeter defense78
Rebounding77
Scoring69
Shooting64
Inside finishing58
Rim protection55

Skill ratings are 2025-26 per-game and advanced stats (Basketball-Reference) ranked 0–99 within position (guards vs guards, bigs vs bigs). Overall is anchored to EPM impact on a non-linear curve, nudged by these skills; Offense and Defense come from box plus-minus. A player who missed the latest season is shown from his most recent one.

Career

2008-09 to 2025-26 · 18 seasons
20.9
PPG
6.9
RPG
8.0
APG
1,301
GAMES
Points 27,176Win Shares 112.9Starts 1,133Best season 2015-16 · 23.5 ppg
Games played, last three seasons84%
AMONG CURRENT PLAYERS
4th in career points14th in Win Shares8th in All-Star selections3rd in games played

Regular season, 2003-04 onward (Basketball-Reference). Averages are weighted by games played; honours count awards won, not finishes. “Current players” means the 802 who played in the last three seasons.

Trajectory

2023-24 → 2025-26 · age 35 → 37
▬Steady

Russell, at 37, has held steady — 3.0 → 2.5 wins of value over the window.

Age curve▲ Ahead of curve
Aging better than the curve — holding his level longer than most.
2026-27 forecast▼ 1.1 wins (-1.4)
Age takes about 1.6 wins off at 38. Range 0.0–2.3 wins.
Production (BPM)+0.5 → -0.4-0.926-27 forecast -1.6
His production has held roughly steady.
2023-24: +0.5 · 68 games2024-25: -1.1 · 75 games2025-26: -0.4 · 64 games2026-27: -1.6 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)3.0 → 2.5-0.626-27 forecast 1.1
His value to a team has been stable.
2023-24: 3.0 · 68 games2024-25: 2.1 · 75 games2025-26: 2.5 · 64 games2026-27: 1.1 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $2.9M
Unsigned, so there is no 2026-27 salary to measure against. This is roughly what his play would fetch on the open market.
2023-24: $6.9M · 68 games2024-25: $4.7M · 75 games2025-26: $5.4M · 64 games2026-27: $2.9M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: through '26. On the contract row the flat dashed line is this salary, so the gap to the 2026-27 forecast is the surplus.

Seasons from Basketball-Reference (2023-24 → 2025-26). Production is box plus-minus, a per-possession measure. Value is VORP-based wins, so it also counts games played. Contract value is what each season’s play would fetch on the open market. The dotted 2026-27 point is a forecast: his established level, a year older, assuming a normal season.

Contract

2026-27
UFA FREE AGENT

contract expired

Cap hit—
Cap hold on his old club$2,100,000
Est. market value$2,903,818 /yr

Market value is an estimate, not a reported figure: what his play is forecast to fetch on the open market in 2026-27 — his current rating, a year older. Cap thresholds are projected for 2026-27 until the league sets them.

Plays like

same position

Nearest skill profiles across the seven rating axes — who he plays like, not who is as good. The rating beside each name answers that second question.