{"id":4778,"date":"2017-09-29T20:49:04","date_gmt":"2017-09-30T01:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?p=4778"},"modified":"2018-08-20T14:38:52","modified_gmt":"2018-08-20T19:38:52","slug":"russell-westbrooks-extension-about-more-than-money-something-that-one-particular-man-does-not-understand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?p=4778","title":{"rendered":"Russell Westbrook’s extension about more than money…….something that one particular man does not understand"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cI\u2019ve said it before, and I\u2019ll say it again, there is no place I would rather be than Oklahoma City,\u201d Westbrook said\u00a0today in a prepared statement.\u00a0\u201cI am so honored to have the opportunity to continue my career here with the Thunder. \u2026 When you play in Oklahoma City, you play in front of the best fans in the world, I\u2019m looking forward to bringing everything I\u2019ve got, for them, this city and for this organization.\u201d<\/h4>\n

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The Oklahoma City Thunder star accepted the max-five year extension from the organization worth $205,000,000, with a total payout of $233,500,000 when you add the current payout for the 2017-2018 season.\u00a0 In addition, Westbrook has an additional year option that could put the star in OKC for the next seven seasons. It is a strong possibility that Westbrook could end his career with the Thunder as he will be 36 at the end of the seven year period.<\/h4>\n
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Westbrook\u2019s new contract, first reported by ESPN\u2019s Adrian Wojnarowski<\/a>, guarantees the six-time All-Star $233.5 million through 2022-23. The $205 million extension kicks in next summer, after his current deal pays him $28.5 million this season, and the final year of the contract includes a player option<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n

With Westbrook\u2019s new shoe contract inked with the JORDAN brand (Nike Company) for $200,000,000 for ten years, the super-star\u2019s earning will\u00a0be close to\u00a0one half a billion dollars.<\/h4>\n

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A closer look at Westbrook and his love for his \u201chome\u201d in the NBA tells a story of a man that understands that as you grow into a man, those around you that have helped you in making yourself a significant entity\u00a0as a human being\u00a0are not to be\u00a0cast aside for personal happiness and for just \u201cwanting to have fun\u201d.\u00a0 Westbrook understands loyalty in the true sense.\u00a0 He gets that the world is not what you can get out of it, but what can you do to let those know that your word is true in it (the world).<\/h4>\n

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