Wil Former Bruin Russell Westbrook Reunite with Kevin Durant?

After a blockbuster trade, UCLA alumni Russell Westbrook could find himself in a reunion with Durant next season.

Jan 5, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; Former UCLA player Russell Westbrook in attendance as the UCLA Bruins play against the Southern California Trojans during the first half at Pauley Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images | Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images

Following a blockbuster trade that sent Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets, national media just couldn't help but ask if a reunion with UCLA legend and current free agent Russell Westbrook was in the cards.

While at Fanatics Fest, Durant was given the news of his trade to the Rockets in exchange for Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, the No. 10 pick in Wednesday's draft and five second-round picks.

Shortly after details of the trade unfolded, Kay Adams caught up with Durant for a quick reaction and asked if there was a potential reunion with Westbrook, an unrestricted free agent, was in the works.

“I don't know about that,” Durant said. “We just got one thing figured out today, we'll get the rest figured out as well go. It's still early.”

We're speechless, but KD has words🚀@heykayadams catches up with @KDTrey5 for his first interview as a Houston Rocket. pic.twitter.com/ccj5ouju1h

— Fanatics (@Fanatics) June 22, 2025

Westbrook is declined his $3.4 million player option to return to Denver in the 2025-26 season, according to ESPN's Shams Charania.

This means the 36-year-old former MVP will be a free agent starting June 30.

The 17-year veteran was an integral part of Denver's second unit over the course of the season. Westbrook was often the source of an otherwise absent energy off the bench and in the non-Nikola Jokic minutes.

Westbrook, a nine-time All-Star, two-time scoring champ, 2017 MVP and all-time triple-doubles leader, has played for the Thunder, Rockets, Wizards, Lakers and Clippers along with Denver.

Should he sign with a new team this offseason, he will have been on seven different teams over the last eight seasons of his career.

Westbrook spent two season with UCLA, playing in 75 games and averaging 8.3 points, 2.4 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.0 steals per game over his Bruins career.

In the 2007-08 season, he started 34 games and earned Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year honors and was named to the All-Pac-10 Conference's third team.

The Bruins advanced to the Finals Four in the 2008 NCAA Tournament, inevitably losing to Memphis. Westbrook helped UCLA win the Pac-10 tournament and regular season titles while averaging 12.7 points, 3.9 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game.

Westbrook was drafted fourth overall by the Seattle Supersonics in the 2008 NBA Draft less than a week before the franchise moved to Oklahoma City to become the Thunder.

He is arguably the franchise's most iconic player in history and will undoubtedly be a first-ballot hall of famer.

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