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Source: ESPN | Category: Sports World | Date: Aug 13, 2026
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Westbrook retires from NBA after 18 seasons
Westbrook spent the bulk of his career -- 11 seasons -- with the Thunder, teaming with Kevin Durant and James Harden to lead the Thunder to a Western...
Key points
- Westbrook spent the bulk of his career -- 11 seasons -- with the Thunder, teaming with Kevin Durant and James Harden to lead the Thunder to a Western Conference title in 2012 before losing to the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals.
- Westbrook, a nine-time All-Star, has career averages of 20.9 points, 6.9 rebounds and 8.0 assists per game and holds the NBA record for most career triple-doubles with 209, surpassing Oscar Robertson's long-standing mark of 181 in 2021.
- The Thunder traded George to the LA Clippers and Westbrook to the Houston Rockets before the 2019-20 season, replenishing their asset base and rebuilding the core of what would become the 2025 NBA champions.
- In his final season, Westbrook started 58 games for the Kings and averaged 15.2 points, 6.7 assists and 5.4 rebounds.
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Westbrook spent the bulk of his career -- 11 seasons -- with the Thunder, teaming with Kevin Durant and James Harden to lead the Thunder to a Western Conference title in 2012 before losing to the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals. Westbrook, a nine-time All-Star, has career averages of 20.9 points, 6.9 rebounds and 8.0 assists per game and holds the NBA record for most career triple-doubles with 209, surpassing Oscar Robertson's long-standing mark of 181 in 2021. The Thunder traded George to the LA Clippers and Westbrook to the Houston Rockets before the 2019-20 season, replenishing their asset base and rebuilding the core of what would become the 2025 NBA champions. In his final season, Westbrook started 58 games for the Kings and averaged 15.2 points, 6.7 assists and 5.4 rebounds. During the season, he became the career leader in rebounds from the point guard position -- a badge he wore proudly -- and joined LeBron James as the only two players in league history with 25,000 points and 10,000 assists. Westbrook retires fifth in NBA history in career assists, behind John Stockton, Chris Paul, Jason Kidd and James.