Russell Westbrook announced his retirement Wednesday on social media, ending an 18-season NBA career spent with seven teams. He walked away despite having offers on the table this offseason.

The Sacramento Kings and Washington Wizards had both presented offers to Westbrook, but he chose to step away from the game on his own terms, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania.

Westbrook entered the league as the No. 4 pick in the 2008 NBA draft, selected by the soon to be Oklahoma City Thunder. He finished his career averaging 20.9 points, 6.9 rebounds and 8.0 assists per game.

He holds the NBA record for career triple-doubles with 209. Westbrook broke Oscar Robertson's longstanding mark of 181 in 2021, recording his 182nd triple-double to claim the record outright.

Westbrook spent 11 seasons with the Oklahoma City Thunder and won NBA regular season MVP in 2017 following the departure of Kevin Durant. Westbrook teamed with Durant and James Harden to lead the Thunder to a Western Conference title in 2012 before falling to the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals.

Westbrook's agent, Excel Sports Management founder and CEO Jeff Schwartz, released a statement Wednesday addressing broader struggles veteran players face landing contracts under the league's current apron rules.

"Incredible, the Lakers sell for $12B, yet teams won't spend on older vets because of current CBA rules," said Schwartz. "Thank you, Union."