The Oklahoma City Thunder and star point guard Russell Westbrook have agreed to a three-year contract extension, according to Yahoo! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski.
The deal is reported to be worth more than $85 million and includes a player option on the third year, allowing Westbrook, who was slated to become a free agent next summer, test the open market in 2018. According to Wojnarowski, Westbrook’s salary will be restructured for next season and increase from $17.8M to a max of $26.5M before rising to $28.5M in 2017-18 and $30.6M in 2018-19.
Extending Westbrook is a major victory for the Thunder after the team lost franchise forward Kevin Durant to the rival Golden State Warriors in free agency earlier this off-season.
Westbrook, a five-time all-star, averaged 23.5 points and a career-high 10.4 assists and 7.8 rebounds per game last season to go along with 18 triple-doubles.
