Former NBA Most Valuable Player Russell Westbrook will sign a contract with the Sacramento Kings, his seventh NBA team.

His agent, Jeff Schwartz of Excel Sports Management, confirmed the deal with ESPN on Wednesday.

The Athletic reported Westbrook is expected to sign the one-year, minimum-salary deal Thursday.

For Westbrook, this will be the 18th season of a decorated career that has seen him gather two first-time All-NBA honors, nine All-Star selections, and two scoring and three assist season titles. He is also the all-time leader in the NBA in triple doubles.

Westbrook, a point guard, was a starter most of his career but has been used in a sixth man role in recent seasons. In 75 games (36 starts) with the Denver Nuggets last season, Westbrook averaged 13.3 points, 6.1 assists, 4.9 r

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