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Russell Westbrook is signing a two-year, $6.8 million deal with the Denver Nuggets after being bought out by the Utah Jazz, per Shams Charania. Westbrook was originally dealt by the Los Angeles Clippers to the Jazz as part of a sign-and-trade deal that sent Kris Dunn to the Clippers. Dunn will officially head to the Clippers on a three-year, $17 million deal as part of the sign-and-trade, per Bleacher Report’s Chris Haynes. The Clippers also sent a second-round pick swap and cash to the Jazz.
Westbrook opted into the final year of his deal earlier this summer, which was worth a little over $4 million. But that never meant he would stay in L.A. for next season. Westbrook and the Nuggets had previously been rumored to have mutual interest in each other, and now he’ll be joining the