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Russell Westbrook needs 506 points to become highest-scoring point guard in NBA history

Published

September 25, 2025

May 5, 2025; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; Denver Nuggets guard Russell Westbrook before the start of a game against the Oklahoma City Thunder in game one of the second round for the 2025 NBA Playoffs at Paycom Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images

Russell Westbrook is currently not on an NBA roster. He’s a free agent who has struggled to find teams interested in his services.

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Westbrook has played 17 seasons in the NBA and has accomplished a lot. He’s won an MVP, two scoring titles, three assists titles, and averaged a triple-double for an entire season a record four times. This has led to Westbrook becoming the player with the most triple-doubles in NBA history.

Westbrook has also scored 26,205 total points in his career. He is just 506 total points away from surpassing Oscar Robertson for being the highest-scoring point guard in league history.

Will a team pick him up, allowing him to pass Robertson? That remains to be seen. Westbrook may not be the star he was, but he’s still a solid player.

Last season for the Denver Nuggets, Westbrook averaged 13.3 points, 4.9 rebounds, 6.1 assists, and 1.4 steals per game.

About the Author Published Sep 25, 2025

TITAN FREY

Titan Frey is a dedicated father to three wonderful children, whom he takes immense pride in. His passions include reading, writing, basketball, both playing and watching, and playing chess. Titan spent five years working as a journalist for the basketball website fadeawayworld.net, where he served as editor-in-chief for four and a half years. One of his most notable achievements was interviewing Chuck Cooper III, the son of Chuck Cooper, the first African American ever drafted by an NBA team, and writing a biography that has been praised as the most definitive article about Cooper’s legacy. Titan is the author of more than ten novels and the screenwriter of three produced short films. His newest young adult novel, Echoes of the Hardwood: Braxton Foxworthy’s Time‑Travelling Book Report, blends basketball history with heartfelt storytelling and is now available. Order here: https://a.co/d/bo7BYz1