LOS ANGELES — Free agent point guard Russell Westbrook is returning to the Clippers after agreeing to a two-year contract that includes a player option for the second season, a person with knowledge of the agreement but not authorized to speak publicly confirmed to The Los Angeles Times on Saturday.
After reaching unrestricted free agency for the first time in his career, Westbrook ultimately took less than two days to return to the Clippers, the team he said he was “grateful” to land with after a rocky stint with the Lakers that ended in being traded to Utah, which bought out his contract.
The Clippers, who did not possess Westbrook’s Bird rights, were limited to offering him $3.8 million in the first season. The team checked in with Westbrook on the first day of free agency and then waited as the market for point guards settled, and Westbrook opted for a reunion that will keep him in his hometown .
