(FOX40.COM) -- The Sacramento Kings announced on Thursday that the team has signed former NBA Most Valuable Player and nine-time All-Star guard Russell Westbrook. • Video Above: Report: 5-yr, $140 mil extension for Murray

Westbrook spent the 2024-25 season with the Denver Nuggets, averaging 13.3 points, 4.9 rebounds, 6.1 assists, and 1.4 steals per game in 75 games (36 starts). The 17-year NBA veteran joins Sacramento with a resume that includes the 2016-2017 League MVP award, nine All-NBA honors, nine All-Star appearances, and two All-Star game MVPs.

Additionally, Westbrook was also named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team in 2021-22 and is the NBA’s all-time leader in triple-doubles (203).

“Russell embodies the identity we’re striving for in Sacramento,” Kings General Manager Scott Perr

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