Tag: D’Angelo Russell
D’Angelo Russell has been a hot topic over the past few weeks when it comes to trade discussions. Russell could have had a no-trade clause in his contract, but he and his agent waived that stipulation. “I just thought it made sense,” Russell said. “Obviously I’ve been here before, I played for the Lakers before, […]
NBA fans and media love to compare players in several ways, no matter what the topic may be. Since they were both drafted in 2019, Tyler Herro and Jordan Poole have often been debated. Additionally, both players signed massive long-term deals in the 2022 offseason. Recently, D’Angelo Russell went on the Pat Bev Podcast and […]
Most media members around the NBA would agree that the Lakers have made the best moves this offseason. They resigned Austin Reaves, Rui Hachimura, and D’Angelo Russell. Additionally, they acquired former Miami PG Gabe Vincent via free agency. According to league sources, Vincent has a “legitimate chance” to take the starting PG role from Russell […]
At the 2022-23 trade deadline, the Lakers went all-in as they acquired players to boost their roster. One position that was in dire need of an upgrade was PG. The Lakers’ answer to that was the addition of D’Angelo Russell. His playoff performances were below average for the Lakers’ needs and they lost in a […]
The Dallas Mavericks are at a crossroads. After one of the most disappointing collapses in NBA history, the team failed to even make the play-in tournament this year. Even with trading for Kyrie Irving to pair up with Luka Doncic mid-season, Dallas is in massive need of reinforcements for Doncic, especially if they want him […]
Last night in Game 1, the Lakers almost came back from nearly a 20-point halftime deficit. The Nuggets were up as much as 21 points in the third quarter. However, the Lakers cut Denver’s lead to three points with just over two minutes left in the game. After Denver’s 132-126 win, Michael Malone praised his […]
The Lakers battled back in the second half of Game 2 last night vs the Grizzlies but lost 103-93 in the end. Two of their five starters finished with less than ten points last night and one of them was D’Angelo Russell. Throughout his postseason career, Russell has struggled to shoot the ball efficiently. He’s […]
The LA Lakers will host the Minnesota Timberwolves tomorrow night in the #7 vs #8 play-in game. Whoever wins will get the right of the seventh seed in the West and will have a first-round matchup vs the Memphis Grizzlies. Minnesota traded away PG D’Angelo Russell at the trade deadline and sent him back to […]
The Lakers’ final four games of the regular season are going to determine what seed they get in the playoffs. At the moment, they are 40-38 and are currently in a four-way tie for the fifth seed in the West. Technically they are the seventh seed, but the standings are so close coming down the […]
There were rumors earlier in the season that D’Angelo Russell and the front office of the Timberwolves were not getting along. That led to Russell being traded at the deadline back to the LA Lakers and Minnesota is very happy with their decision. NBA insiders recently revealed that the Timberwolves were looking for more ‘maturity’ […]
