One more pressing Kings note as relayed by The People's Insider Jake Fischer: League sources say that Sacramento covets a veteran point guard to mentor prized rookie Darius Acuff Jr. and is thus now weighing the prospect of bringing back Russell Westbrook … or bringing in Victor Oladipo to fill that role.
The Kings were among the teams to attend Oladipo's recent workout in Las Vegas during summer league.
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An NBA source who has relationships with Erik Spoelstra and other coaches said that a coach that Spoelstra trusts told him that he advised the Heat not to sign Westbrook, asserting that he’s difficult to coach. — 7/24/2026 Miami Herald
Jake Fischer on Russell Westbrook: ‘I truly have not heard any updates on him since we’ve heard before the opening bell of free agency that the Wizards were interested in him. But also, ever since Washington managed to sneak that Khris Middleton sign-and-trade into a six-team multi-team trade to bring Middleton back to D.C. after that first half of last season, I have been ruling out the Wizards as a Russell Westbrook team. So really I don’t have a home for him right now, I don't believe Sacramento wants him back, I don’t think he wants to come back there.’ — 7/22/2026 Bleacher Report
During his latest updates for Bleacher Report, Jake Fischer was asked if the Kings would like to bring Westbrook back for another year to potentially mentor Acuff Jr. Apparently, the NBA insider dismissed any possibility that Sacramento will look to retain the former NBA star. "At this point, no disrespect to Russell Westbrook, but I haven't heard that the Kings would want him back really in any fashion," Fischer said. "I do believe that Sacramento has 15 full roster spots right now. "I don't think they are looking to really move a lot of furniture around to make an opening for Russell Westbrook to come back." — 7/17/2026 BasketNews
According to a league source, Russell Westbrook is a candidate to join the Heat but not if LeBron James signs in Miami. Westbrook, 37, is a diminished version of his former MVP self but still averaged 15.2 points over 64 games last season with the Kings. — 7/12/2026 New York Post
League sources tell The Stein Line that Washington has a level interest in Russell Westbrook. The nine-time former All-Star's final season of the four in his career in which he averaged a triple-double (22.2 PPG, 11.5 RPG and 11.7 APG) came in 2020-21 with the Wizards. — 6/30/2026 marcstein.substack.com
Kawhi League sources tell The Athletic that Kawhi Leonard’s camp is exploring what is out there. Like in 2023, he’s extension eligible, though the Clippers did not agree to extensions with him or George then. They wound up adding Harden’s contract year shortly after the start of the 2023-24 regular season, despite the presence of Russell Westbrook as a starting point guard. Leonard signed his three-year extension later that season, but the Clippers failed to advance out of the first round twice and the Play-In that year and the next two. The only other Clipper still with the team besides Leonard from the end of the 2024 season is Jordan Miller. This whole roster has been turned over. — 6/30/2026 New York Times
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