Russell Westbrook and Kevin Love still doing it at 37...
Russell Westbrook — Sacramento Kings (PG, starting PG)
Season: In 64 games during the 2025-26 season, Westbrook averaged 15.2 PPG, 6.7 APG, and 5.4 RPG in 29.0 minutes per game, putting together a relatively strong individual year despite Sacramento's struggles.
Recent: Westbrook missed the final 11 games of the season — including the season finale vs. the Trail Blazers — due to irritation in the joint of the first toe on his right foot, with no established return timeline before the season ended.
Westbrook served as Sacramento's starting point guard throughout 2025-26, providing veteran playmaking and scoring for a Kings team that finished well below .500. At 37, he remains a productive player but his toe injury and the team's poor record raised questions about his future with the franchise heading into the offseason.
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Kevin Love — Utah Jazz (traded from Miami Heat in July 2025) (F/C, bench big)
Season: In 37 games for the Utah Jazz in 2025-26, Love is averaging 6.7 PPG, 5.8 RPG, and 1.8 APG off the bench, shooting 39.7% from the field and 37.3% from three.
Recent: In one of his most recent standout outings, Love dropped 12 points (3-3 from three), 8 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 steal in just 15 minutes during a 119-116 win over the Warriors; since the All-Star break he averaged 5.8 PPG, 5.7 RPG, and 2.3 APG in 14.7 minutes per game while shooting 42.9% from deep.
Now in his 18th NBA season at age 37, Love serves as a veteran bench big for a rebuilding Jazz squad, providing floor spacing and rebounding in limited minutes. His role is unlikely to expand significantly given Utah's commitment to developing younger frontcourt players like Kyle Filipowski, but he remains a reliable situational contributor.
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Jrue Holiday — Portland Trail Blazers (PG, starting PG)
Season: In 53 games during the 2025-26 regular season, Holiday averaged 16.3 PPG, 4.6 RPG, and 6.1 APG while shooting 45.1% from the field.
Recent: In the first round of the 2026 playoffs vs. the Spurs, Holiday had a standout 29-point, 6-rebound, 5-assist, 4-steal game in Game 3, followed by a tough 8-point, 7-assist outing in a Game 5 elimination loss; over his final 7 regular-season games in April he averaged 17.3 PPG and 6.9 APG but shot just 38.3% from the floor.
Holiday serves as the veteran starting point guard and primary playmaker for a young Portland Trail Blazers squad, bringing championship pedigree and elite two-way ability to a rebuilding team. At 35, he remains a productive and durable contributor, though his shooting efficiency has dipped in recent stretches, and how long Portland retains him as the team develops younger talent remains an open question.
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Kyle Anderson — Minnesota Timberwolves (SF/PF, veteran bench forward)
Season: Anderson spent the 2025-26 season with three teams — posting 7.1 PPG/3.3 RPG/3.1 APG in 20 games with Utah, then 9.3 PPG/3.5 RPG in 4 games with Memphis, before signing with Minnesota in March where he averaged 4.6 PPG/3.7 RPG/3.3 APG in 19 regular-season games across all three stints for combined season averages of roughly 6.2 PPG/3.5 RPG/2.9 APG.
Recent: In the playoffs Anderson saw sharply reduced minutes, missing Game 6 of the first-round series vs. Denver due to illness, and logging just 8 minutes in Game 6 of the Western Conference Semifinals loss to San Antonio — with Minnesota eliminated and Anderson entering the offseason as an unrestricted free agent.
Anderson is a versatile, switchable veteran wing who filled a depth role for the Timberwolves after buyouts from the Grizzlies and Jazz, contributing steady ball-movement and defense in limited minutes. His postseason role dwindled to near-DNP status as Minnesota's rotation tightened, and he enters the 2026 offseason as a UFA with an uncertain NBA future.
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Zach LaVine — Sacramento Kings (SG, starting shooting guard)
Season: In 39 games (37 starts) for Sacramento in 2025-26, LaVine averaged 19.2 PPG, 2.8 RPG, and 2.3 APG on 47.9% FG and 39.0% from three, before his season ended early due to right hand surgery.
Recent: LaVine missed Sacramento's final three games before the All-Star break with right finger soreness, then underwent season-ending hand surgery in February 2026; his last notable performance was a 35-point effort (13-26 FG) in a loss to Washington.
LaVine served as Sacramento's primary perimeter scorer and starter after being traded from Chicago to the Kings in February 2025, though his 19.2 PPG was his lowest output since 2017-18. He holds a $48.97 million player option for 2026-27 and is expected to exercise it, with the Kings having drafted Darius Acuff to potentially pair alongside him next season.
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Norman Powell — Miami Heat (SG, starting scorer)
Season: In 58 games (52 starts) for the Miami Heat, Powell averaged 21.7 PPG, 3.5 RPG, and 2.5 APG on 47.0% FG and 38.0% from three, earning his first career All-Star selection.
Recent: Powell closed the regular season with 25 points in a win over Atlanta on April 12, then was limited to 11 points in just 19 minutes — hampered by a groin injury — in the Heat's 127-126 overtime Play-In Tournament loss to Charlotte on April 15, ending Miami's season.
Powell served as Miami's primary wing scorer in his first season with the Heat after being traded from the Clippers in July 2025, proving he can sustain All-Star-caliber production as a second or third offensive option. He is set to become a free agent this offseason, with multiple teams — including the Golden State Warriors — reported as potential suitors.
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Kevon Looney — New Orleans Pelicans (C, bench/reserve big)
Season: In his first season with the Pelicans (2025-26), Looney appeared in just 21 games (8 starts), averaging 2.8 PPG, 5.6 RPG, and 1.6 APG across 14.7 minutes per contest — a limited, rotational role on a struggling New Orleans squad that finished 26-56.
Recent: In one of his final appearances of the season, Looney posted 7 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, and 2 steals in a win over the Utah Jazz, though he was held out of the starting lineup for the regular-season finale; the Pelicans are expected to decline his $8M team option, pointing toward unrestricted free agency.
After 10 seasons and 3 championships with Golden State, Looney joined New Orleans on a 2-year, $16M deal but was used sparingly as a third-string big behind Derik Queen and Yves Missi. With the Pelicans expected to decline his team option for 2026-27, Looney's future in the league is uncertain as he heads into free agency.
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Aaron Holiday — Houston Rockets (PG, bench point guard)
Season: In 57 games during the 2025-26 regular season, Holiday averaged 5.5 PPG, 1.0 RPG, and 1.1 APG on 41.7% FG and 39.4% from three in 13.7 minutes per game off the bench.
Recent: Holiday was ejected in Game 4 of the Rockets' first-round playoff series vs. the Lakers; earlier in the season he had a stretch of 11.5 PPG over his last four regular-season games with 2.3 threes per game, though his rotation spot fluctuated late in the year.
Holiday served as Houston's backup point guard behind Amen Thompson, filling in as a reliable three-point shooter and veteran presence on a one-year, $3.08M deal. His future with the Rockets is uncertain heading into the offseason, as his role was inconsistent and the team's point guard depth is still being sorted out around Reed Sheppard.
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Lonzo Ball — Free agent (last team: Cleveland Cavaliers; traded to Utah Jazz and waived February 5, 2026) (PG, unsigned free agent)
Season: In 35 games with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2025-26, Ball averaged 4.6 PPG, 4.0 RPG, and 3.9 APG on just 30.1% shooting in 20.8 minutes per game before being traded to Utah and waived at the deadline.
Recent: Ball struggled to hold a rotation spot in Cleveland, shooting a poor 29.9% from the field and 25.6% from three before being traded and waived on February 5, 2026; the Warriors subsequently showed interest but reportedly passed after reviewing his medicals due to ongoing knee concerns.
Ball was Cleveland's backup PG behind Darius Garland but never established himself, cycling in and out of the rotation all season before becoming expendable when the Cavs acquired James Harden and Dennis Schroder. As of June 2026 he remains unsigned, with his chronic knee issues scaring off potential suitors including Golden State.
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Peyton Watson — Denver Nuggets (SF/SG, starting wing / key scorer)
Season: In 54 games (40 starts) during the 2025-26 regular season, Watson posted career-highs of 14.6 PPG, 4.9 RPG, and 2.1 APG on 49.1% shooting, earning Western Conference Player of the Week honors in January 2026.
Recent: Watson has been sidelined with a right hamstring strain since April 1 and missed the entire first-round playoff series against the Minnesota Timberwolves (Games 1–6), with Denver ultimately eliminated.
Watson took a major leap in year four, emerging as a genuine starter and secondary scorer for Denver alongside Nikola Jokic. His hamstring injury at the worst possible time was a significant blow to the Nuggets' postseason hopes, and his health heading into next season will be a key storyline for the franchise.
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Johnny Juzang — Zenit Saint Petersburg (VTB United League) — waived by Minnesota Timberwolves on February 18, 2026 (SG/SF, released two-way reserve)
Season: In 21 appearances for Minnesota on a two-way contract, Juzang averaged just 2.0 PPG, 0.8 RPG, and 0.3 APG in 4.2 MPG, spending the bulk of the season as a DNP (active for 50 games but playing in only 21).
Recent: His last NBA action was a season-high 10 minutes vs. New Orleans on Feb. 7 (3 pts, 1 reb, 1 blk); he was waived by Minnesota on Feb. 18, 2026 after hitting the two-way 50-game active limit, and signed with Zenit Saint Petersburg on Feb. 28, 2026.
Juzang impressed in Minnesota's preseason (13.8 PPG, 48.3% from three) but never cracked the rotation during the regular season, serving as emergency depth before being released. As of late February 2026, he is playing in Russia's VTB United League with Zenit Saint Petersburg, marking his first international stint.
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Jaime Jaquez Jr. — Milwaukee Bucks (traded from Miami Heat in June 2026 as part of the Giannis Antetokounmpo deal) (SF, bench scorer / sixth man)
Season: In 75 games with the Miami Heat during the 2025-26 regular season, Jaquez posted career-high averages of 15.4 PPG, 5.0 RPG, and 4.7 APG on 50.7% shooting from the field, finishing as a Sixth Man of the Year runner-up.
Recent: Jaquez closed the season and Play-In on a scorching run — erupting for 32 pts vs. Washington on Apr. 4, following with 23 pts/8 ast vs. the Wizards and 26 pts vs. Atlanta, before posting 13 pts, 6 reb, and 8 ast in a heartbreaking 127-126 OT Play-In loss to the Hornets on Apr. 15.
Jaquez established himself as one of the NBA's best sixth men in 2025-26, serving as the engine of Miami's second unit with elite efficiency and playmaking for a wing. He was traded to Milwaukee in June 2026 as part of the blockbuster Giannis Antetokounmpo deal, and is expected to take on a consistent wing role for the rebuilding Bucks.
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Jaylen Clark — Minnesota Timberwolves (SG, bench defensive specialist)
Season: In 68 regular-season games (1 start) in 2025-26, Clark averaged 4.0 PPG, 1.8 RPG, 0.6 APG, and 0.7 SPG in 13.1 minutes per game on 43.4% shooting.
Recent: Clark's playoff role nearly vanished as rotations tightened — he logged just 8 minutes in Game 6 of the Western Conference Semifinals loss to San Antonio, finishing with 2 points and 3 rebounds, and the Timberwolves have since re-signed him to a 3-year, $10M contract.
Clark is Minnesota's defensive stopper off the bench, valued for his elite perimeter disruption and steal-generating ability, though his limited offensive game keeps his minutes inconsistent. With Donte DiVincenzo expected to miss significant time next season and roster turnover around him, Clark could see a clearer path to more consistent playing time in 2026-27.
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Adem Bona — Philadelphia 76ers (C, backup center / spot starter)
Season: In 71 games during the 2025-26 regular season, Bona averaged 4.8 PPG, 4.3 RPG, and 1.2 BPG in 17.4 minutes per game, making a career-high 18 starts.
Recent: In the 2026 playoffs, Bona logged 2 pts/7 reb/2 blk in 16 min in the ECF Game 2 loss to New York, and 7 pts/2 reb/1 blk in 10 min in Game 4 of that same series — his role fluctuating heavily based on Joel Embiid's availability.
Bona is a developing backup center for Philadelphia who flashes real rim-protection upside and efficient interior scoring, but remains dependent on Embiid's absences for meaningful minutes. With Andre Drummond a pending free agent, Bona could step into a larger role as the primary backup center in 2026-27.
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