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Triple-Double King: Russell Westbrook Retires After 18 Relentless Seasons

August 13, 2026
Triple-Double King: Russell Westbrook Retires After 18 Relentless Seasons

After 18 relentless seasons in the NBA, future Hall of Famer Russell Westbrook officially announced his retirement on social media, capping off one of the most explosive and statistically dominant careers in basketball history. Captured in a poignant farewell video captioned, “You had to be there. And now it’s over,” the 37-year-old guard steps away on his own terms as the undisputed king of the triple-double.

Drafted 4th overall by the Seattle SuperSonics in 2008 before immediately transitioning with the franchise to become an Oklahoma City Thunder legend, Westbrook’s journey spanned seven teams. Following 11 iconic seasons in OKC—where he led the team to the 2012 NBA Finals—he suited up for the Houston Rockets, Washington Wizards, Los Angeles Lakers, LA Clippers, Denver Nuggets, and finally, the Sacramento Kings.

Westbrook re-wrote basketball record books during his electrifying career. The 2017 NBA Most Valuable Player made history by becoming the first player since Oscar Robertson to average a triple-double across an entire season, doing so four separate times and retiring as the league’s all-time leader with 209 career triple-doubles. A nine-time All-Star, nine-time All-NBA selection, two-time scoring champion, three-time assist leader, two-time Olympic gold medalist, and member of the NBA’s 75th Anniversary Team, Westbrook leaves behind an unmatched legacy of pure intensity, passion, and historic versatility.

Round 2 Result of the 2026 NBA Draft

June 25, 2026

Here’s the full results of Round 2 of the 2026 NBA Draft.

  1. New York Knicks draft Bruce Thornton (Ohio State) (Traded to Houston)
  2. Memphis Grizzlies draft Richie Saunders (BYU)
  3. Brooklyn Nets draft Isaiah Evans (Duke) (Reportedly traded to Minnesota)
  4. Sacramento Kings draft Meleek Thomas (Arkansas) (Traded to Cleveland)
  5. San Antonio Spurs draft Trevon Brazile (Arkansas) (Traded to Denver)
  6. LA Clippers draft Baba Miller (Cincinnati)
  7. Oklahoma City Thunder draft Ryan Conwell (Louisville) (Traded to Miami)
  8. Chicago Bulls draft Braden Smith (Purdue) (Traded to Indiana)
  9. Houston Rockets draft Jack Kayil (Alba Berlin) (Traded to New York)
  10. Boston Celtics draft Dillon Mitchell (St John’s)
  11. Miami Heat draft Otega Oweh (Kentucky) (Traded to Oklahoma City)
  12. San Antonio Spurs draft Ja’Kobi Gillespie (Tennessee)
  13. Brooklyn Nets draft Tyler Bilodeau (UCLA)
  14. San Antonio Spurs draft Maliq Brown (Duke)
  15. Sacramento Kings draft Emanuel Sharp (Houston)
  16. Orlando Magic draft Felix Okpara (Tennessee) (Traded to Washington)
  17. Phoenix Suns draft Tyler Nickel (Vanderbilt) (Traded to New York)
  18. Dallas Mavericks draft Tobi Lawal (Virginia Tech)
  19. Denver Nuggets draft Bryce Hopkins (St. John’s)
  20. Toronto Raptors draft Jaden Bradley (Arizona)
  21. Washington Wizards draft Izaiyah Nelson (South Florida) (Traded to Orlando)
  22. LA Clippers draft Henri Veesaar (North Carolina) (Traded to Atlanta)
  23. Houston Rockets draft Ugonna Onyenso (Virginia) (Traded to Detroit via New York)
  24. Golden State Warriors draft Lajae Jones (Florida State)
  25. New York Knicks draft Nick Martinelli (Northwestern) (Traded to LA Clippers via Houston)
  26. Chicago Bulls draft Vsevolod Ishchenko (Lokomotiv Kuban) (Traded to Dallas via Los Angeles Lakers)
  27. Atlanta Hawks draft Narcisse Ngoy (Poitiers) (Traded to LA Clippers)
  28. New Orleans Pelicans draft Jaron Pierre Jr. (Southern Methodist)
  29. Minnesota Timberwolves draft Trey Kaufman-Renn (Purdue)
  30. Washington Wizards draft Malique Lewis (South East Melbourne) (Traded to Milwaukee via Orlando)

Round 1 Result of the 2026 NBA Draft

June 24, 2026

Round 1 of the 2026 NBA Draft is in the books—here are the full results.

  1. Washington Wizards draft AJ Dybantsa (BYU)
  2. Utah Jazz draft Darryn Peterson (Kansas)
  3. Memphis Grizzlies draft Cameron Boozer (Duke)
  4. Chicago Bulls draft Caleb Wilson (North Carolina)
  5. LA Clippers draft Keaton Wagler (Illinois)
  6. Brooklyn Nets draft Mikel Brown Jr. (Louisville)
  7. Sacramento Kings draft Darius Acuff Jr. (Arkansas)
  8. Atlanta Hawks draft Kingston Flemings (Houston)
  9. Dallas Mavericks draft Morez Johnson Jr. (Michigan)
  10. Milwaukee Bucks draft Brayden Burries (Arizona)
  11. Golden State Warriors draft Yaxel Lendeborg (Michigan)
  12. Oklahoma City Thunder draft Aday Mara (Michigan)
  13. Miami Heat draft Nate Ament (Tennessee) (Traded to Milwaukee)
  14. Charlotte Hornets draft Hannes Steinbach (Washington)
  15. Chicago Bulls draft Dailyn Swain (Texas)
  16. Memphis Grizzlies from Bennett Stirtz (Iowa) (Traded to Oklahoma City)
  17. Oklahoma City Thunder draft Ebuka Okorie (Stanford) (Traded to Detroit via Memphis)
  18. Charlotte Hornets draft Christian Anderson (Texas Tech)
  19. Toronto Raptors draft Allen Graves (Santa Clara)
  20. San Antonio Spurs draft Jayden Quaintance
  21. Detroit Pistons draft Karim López (New Zealand Breakers) (Traded to Memphis)
  22. Philadelphia 76ers draft Labaron Philon Jr. (Alabama)
  23. Atlanta Hawks draft Zuby Ejiofor (St. John’s)
  24. New York Knicks draft Cameron Carr (Baylor) (Reportedly traded to Los Angeles Lakers)
  25. Los Angeles Lakers draft Sergio De Larrea (Valencia) (Reportedly traded to Dallas via New York)
  26. Denver Nuggets draft Tarris Reed Jr. (Connecticut) (Reportedly traded to San Antonio)
  27. Boston Celtics draft Chris Cenac Jr. (Houston)
  28. Minnesota Timberwolves draft Joshua Jefferson (Iowa State) (Traded to Brooklyn)
  29. Cleveland Cavaliers draft Alex Karaban (Connecticut) (Reportedly traded to Sacramento)
  30. Dallas Mavericks draft Koa Peat (Arizona) (Reportedly traded to Phoenix via New York)

Round 2 of the 2026 NBA Draft continues later today, and the NY Knicks will be the 31st team to make their pick.

ICYMI: Full Result of the NBA Draft Lottery 2026

May 12, 2026

Here’s the complete order for the 2026 NBA Draft.

First Round Draft Order

  1. Washington
  2. Utah
  3. Memphis
  4. Chicago
  5. LA Clippers (from Indiana)
  6. Brooklyn
  7. Sacramento
  8. Atlanta (from New Orleans)
  9. Dallas
  10. Milwaukee
  11. Golden State
  12. Oklahoma City (from the LA Clippers)
  13. Miami
  14. Charlotte
  15. Chicago (from Portland)
  16. Memphis (from Phoenix via Orlando)
  17. Oklahoma City (from Philadelphia)
  18. Charlotte (from Orlando via Phoenix)
  19. Toronto
  20. San Antonio (from Atlanta)
  21. Detroit (from Minnesota)
  22. Philadelphia (from Houston via Oklahoma City)
  23. Atlanta (from Cleveland)
  24. New York
  25. Los Angeles Lakers
  26. Denver
  27. Boston
  28. Minnesota (from Detroit)
  29. Cleveland (from San Antonio via Atlanta)
  30. Dallas (from Oklahoma City via WAS and PHI

Second Round Draft Order

  1. New York (from Washington via Oklahoma City and Houston)
  2. Memphis (from Indiana via Milwaukee)
  3. Brooklyn
  4. Sacramento
  5. San Antonio (from Utah via Minnesota)
  6. LA Clippers (from Memphis via Atlanta and Utah)
  7. Oklahoma City (from Dallas)
  8. Chicago (from New Orleans via Boston, Detroit, and Portland)
  9. Houston (from Chicago via Washington)
  10. Boston (from Milwaukee via Orlando)
  11. Miami (from Golden State via CHA, NYK, OKC, and ATL)
  12. San Antonio (from Portland via New Orleans)
  13. Brooklyn (from the LA Clippers via Houston)
  14. San Antonio (from Miami via Indiana)
  15. Sacramento (from Charlotte via SAS, ATL, and NYK)
  16. Orlando
  17. Phoenix (from Philadelphia via Houston and Oklahoma City)
  18. Dallas (from Phoenix via Washington)
  19. Denver (from Atlanta via Brooklyn and Golden State)
  20. Toronto
  21. Washington (from Minnesota via Detroit and New York)
  22. LA Clippers (from Cleveland)
  23. Houston
  24. Golden State (from the Los Angeles Lakers via TOR, MIA and CLE)
  25. New York
  26. Chicago (from Denver via MIN, PHX, CHA, and PHX)
  27. Atlanta (from Boston)
  28. New Orleans (from Detroit via NYK, BKN, PHX, ORL, and LAC)
  29. Minnesota (from San Antonio via Indiana)
  30. Washington (from Oklahoma City via San Antonio and Miami)

The 2026 NBA Draft will be held on June 23rd in New York, while the Draft Combine in Chicago is set to begin on Monday, May 18th.

Source: NBA

Jordan Poole beat the buzzer for the Wizards win over the Nuggets (126 – 123)

March 16, 2025

It was a Poole’s party in Denver when Jordan Poole sank a 3-pointer with 5.3 seconds remaining in the game, spoiling another 40-point game by Jokic. Poole scored 19 points and 6 assists. Wizards rookie Alex Sarr had a career night, scoring 34 points with 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

Nikola Jokic, led the Nuggets with 40 points, 13 rebounds and 9 assists, while Jamal Murray added 24 points and Russell Westbrook finished the game with 22 points, 4 rebounds and 11 assists.

Nuggets will travel to San Francisco to face the streaking Warriors on Tuesday night, while the Wizards will visit the Blazers in Portland, this Monday night.

Golden State win 4th straight game over the Washington Wizards (125-112)

November 5, 2024

Steph Curry scored 24 points in 24 minutes in his return from ankle injury to help the Warriors win its 4th straight game in a victory over the Wizards.

Curry missed the 3 games due to an ankle injury he suffered in a lost against the Clippers. The Warriors despite the absence of Curry, the Warriors manage to win 3 straight games thanks to Buddy Heild’s hot shooting and Warriors bench.

Against the Wizrds, Heild scored 20 points and 5 rebounds, followed by Draymond Green’s 18 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.

Jordan Poole led the Wizards with 24 points, rookie Kyshawn George added 20 points and 6 rebounds. Washington will start their five-game road trip in Memphis this Friday night. The Warriors will visit Boston on Wednesday evening.

Source: ESPN NBA