Russell Westbrook Grades & Analysis — SF | Sacramento Kings

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Career StatsB

Year	GP	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3PT%	FT%
Career	1301	15.2	5.4	6.7	1.3	0.2	42.7%	30.8%	77.1%
2025-26	64	15.2	5.4	6.7	1.3	0.2	42.7%	33.8%	69.4%
2024-25	75	13.3	4.9	6.1	1.4	0.5	44.9%	32.3%	66.1%
2023-24	68	11.1	5.0	4.5	1.1	0.3	45.4%	27.3%	68.8%
2022-23	73	15.9	5.8	7.5	1.0	0.5	43.6%	31.1%	65.6%
2021-22	78	18.5	7.4	7.1	1.0	0.3	44.4%	29.8%	66.7%
2020-21	65	22.2	11.5	11.7	1.4	0.4	43.9%	31.5%	65.6%
2019-20	57	27.2	7.9	7.0	1.6	0.4	47.2%	25.8%	76.3%
2018-19	73	22.9	11.1	10.7	1.9	0.5	42.8%	29.0%	65.6%
2017-18	80	25.4	10.1	10.3	1.8	0.3	44.9%	29.8%	73.7%
2016-17	81	31.6	10.7	10.4	1.6	0.4	42.5%	34.3%	84.5%
2015-16	80	23.5	7.8	10.4	2.0	0.3	45.4%	29.6%	81.2%
2014-15	67	28.1	7.3	8.6	2.1	0.2	42.6%	29.9%	83.5%
2013-14	46	21.8	5.7	6.9	1.9	0.2	43.7%	31.8%	82.6%
2012-13	82	23.2	5.2	7.4	1.8	0.3	43.8%	32.3%	80.0%
2011-12	66	23.6	4.6	5.5	1.7	0.3	45.7%	31.6%	82.3%
2010-11	82	21.9	4.6	8.2	1.9	0.4	44.2%	33.0%	84.2%
2009-10	82	16.1	4.9	8.0	1.3	0.4	41.8%	22.1%	78.0%
2008-09	82	15.3	4.9	5.3	1.3	0.2	39.8%	27.1%	81.5%

Performance Grade by Season

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Season	GP	PTS	REB	AST	FG%	Grade
2025-26	64	15.2	5.4	6.7	42.7%	B+ B+ Top 20%
2024-25	75	13.3	4.9	6.1	44.9%	B+ B+ Top 20%
2023-24	68	11.1	5.0	4.5	45.4%	B+ B+ Top 20%
2022-23	73	15.9	5.8	7.5	43.6%	A- A- Top 13%
2021-22	78	18.5	7.4	7.1	44.4%	B+ B+ Top 20%
2020-21	65	22.2	11.5	11.7	43.9%	A A Top 9%
2019-20	57	27.2	7.9	7.0	47.2%	A A Top 9%
2018-19	73	22.9	11.1	10.7	42.8%	A A Top 9%
2017-18	80	25.4	10.1	10.3	44.9%	A A Top 9%
2016-17	81	31.6	10.7	10.4	42.5%	A+ A+ Top 3%
2015-16	80	23.5	7.8	10.4	45.4%	A A Top 9%
2014-15	67	28.1	7.3	8.6	42.6%	A A Top 9%
2013-14	46	21.8	5.7	6.9	43.7%	A A Top 9%
2012-13	82	23.2	5.2	7.4	43.8%	A A Top 9%
2011-12	66	23.6	4.6	5.5	45.7%	A A Top 9%
2010-11	82	21.9	4.6	8.2	44.2%	A A Top 9%
2009-10	82	16.1	4.9	8.0	41.8%	B+ B+ Top 20%
2008-09	82	15.3	4.9	5.3	39.8%	B B Top 29%

Grades reflect the player's performance in each season. Header grade shows the current season.

Contract Value Index (CVI)

A-

Great Value

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Russell Westbrook's $2.3M deal lands at a A- Contract Value Index, signaling how Sacramento weighed the NBA cap math on a veteran-minimum contract for a Hall of Fame point guard entering his 37th year. At 15.2 points, 6.7 assists, and 5.4 rebounds across 64 games in the 2025-26 season, Westbrook delivered solid starter-level production on a one-year pact that carries zero long-term cap burden—exactly the kind of low-risk, high-floor acquisition the salary cap permits at the veteran-minimum threshold. The CVI reflects that Sacramento got legitimate on-court value from a player who earned multiple All-NBA selections and an MVP award, albeit one whose roster role has necessarily contracted with age; there's no premium being paid for declining years, and the Kings structured it accordingly. The Kings' recent signings of complementary guards suggest organizational flexibility rather than a championship-contention window, which contextualizes Westbrook's role as a veteran floor-spacer and secondary playmaker rather than a franchise cornerstone. With GM Scott Perry publicly signaling openness to a reunion and Westbrook demonstrating genuine motivation to continue playing, the narrative heading into the offseason is cautiously optimistic—a former MVP finding late-career value on terms that make sense for both sides. On a one-year deal with no guaranteed money beyond the season just completed, Sacramento faces a clean slate and full salary-cap optionality, the kind of roster construction flexibility that separates organizational discipline from legacy overpayment.

Performance Analysis

#27 of 119 Small Forwards

FCA+

Russell Westbrook earns a B Performance grade this season — a quality starter-level small forward putting up solid numbers for the Sacramento Kings. This season, Russell is putting up 15.2 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 6.7 assists per game across 1301 games. Russell's strongest area is APG at 6.7, which compares favorably to the small forward median of 4.0. The biggest area for growth is FG% at 42.7 (small forward median: 46.0). Among 119 NBA small forwards graded this season, Russell ranks 27th. Russell is a reliable contributor who the Sacramento Kings can count on game to game.

Current Sentiment

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Russell Westbrook's public standing has climbed back to respectable territory after a stretch where the narrative around him was far harsher, and the sentiment trend over the last 30 days tells that story clearly — moving from the basement all the way to a B grade that reflects genuine goodwill rather than mere tolerance. The driving force behind that shift is a media environment that has warmed considerably: Sacramento's GM Scott Perry publicly signaling openness to a reunion has reframed Westbrook not as a legacy case being quietly shown the door, but as a respected veteran the organization actually wants back, and Westbrook's own proactive messaging about his desire to keep playing has reinforced the image of a professional who still has something to prove rather than a star coasting on his 2017 MVP résumé. That narrative goodwill is grounded in real on-court substance — his B+ performance grade backed by 15.2 points, 6.7 assists, and 5.4 rebounds across 64 games at age 37 on a veteran-minimum contract is legitimately impressive, and it makes the positive coverage feel earned rather than sentimental. The headlines of the past two weeks have been almost uniformly forward-looking, centered on reunion possibilities and mutual interest between player and franchise, which is a dramatically different tone than the scrutiny that surrounded him during earlier stops in his career. At 37 years old with 18 seasons behind him, the perception gap between all-time-great résumé and current small forward role is real, but the basketball world appears to have settled on a comfortable framing: a legend who found a late-career niche and is making it work. The bottom line is that Westbrook heads into the 2025-26 offseason with more leverage and more goodwill than his raw circumstances might suggest — the narrative is cautiously optimistic, the organization is engaged, and the conversation around his future is one of welcome rather than exit.

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