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Utah Jazz Make Announcement After Russell Westbrook Trade

The Utah Jazz have made the Russell Westbrook trade with the LA Clippers official

Joey Linn

Oct 27, 2023; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Los Angeles Clippers guard Russell Westbrook (0) looks on at the end of the first half against the Utah Jazz at Delta Center.
Oct 27, 2023; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Los Angeles Clippers guard Russell Westbrook (0) looks on at the end of the first half against the Utah Jazz at Delta Center. / Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports
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The LA Clippers and Utah Jazz have officially completed their sign and trade deal that sends Kris Dunn to Los Angeles in exchange for Russell Westbrook, the draft rights to Balša Koprivica, a second round pick swap, and cash considerations. Westbrook will be bought out by Utah before signing with the Denver Nuggets.

The Jazz have released an official statement on this trade that reads the following:

"The Utah Jazz have completed a trade with the LA Clippers, sending guard Kris Dunn to the Clippers in exchange for guard Russell Westbrook, the draft rights to Balša Koprivica (57th overall pick in 2021 NBA Draft), a future second round draft pick swap, and cash considerations. Dunn (6-3, 205, Providence) spent two seasons with Utah (2022-24), appearing in 88 games (35 starts), owning averages of 7.4 points, 4.3 assists, and 3.3 rebounds in 20.6 minutes per contest."

Update: The Utah Jazz have now officially announced that Westbrook has been waived:

"The Utah Jazz have waived guard Russell Westbrook," the team wrote. "Westbrook (6-4, 200, UCLA) has appeared in 1,162 career games (1,039 starts) in 16 NBA seasons, averaging 21.7 points, 8.1 assists, and 7.1 rebounds in 33.6 minutes per contest."

Westbrook appeared in 89 regular season games for the Clippers, averaging 12.2 PPG, 5.2 APG, and 5.0 RPG in just 24.3 minutes per contest. This is the second time in Westbrook's career he has been dealt to Utah before agreeing to a buyout.

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Joey Linn

JOEY LINN

Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined Sports Illustrated's FanNation to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams during his time in school. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts, combined with his excellence in the classroom, earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time across multiple platforms, primarily serving as a credentialed Clippers beat writer.

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