The Utah Jazz announced on Saturday that they had waived nine-time NBA All-Star Russell Westbrook. Utah acquired Westbrook from the LA Clippers in a deal that sent Kris Dunn to Los Angeles.
Westbrook is expected to sign with the Denver Nuggets upon clearing waivers, and according Keith Smith of Spotrac, Westbrook has indeed cleared waivers. This means Westbrook is officially an NBA free agent, which is the latest update in what has been a multi-step process.
Theoretically, Westbrook can now listen to offers from Denver and other teams around the league, but it has already been reported several places that the 2017 NBA MVP will sign with the Nuggets. Clearing waivers was the final step in this process before Westbrook could sign in Denver, so now all that awaits is an official announcement from the team.
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