OFFICIAL D'ANGELO RUSSELL (2yr, $37M, pg. 2749)

Japago · Star Player Joined: 21 Jun 2018 Posts: 2299

Why is this topic still here? This place isn't moderated very closely, is it?

He's going to have good games and good moments in BKN. On a team that's playing for nothing, he'll probably have even more of them.

But remember these performances:

Current season while on the Lakers: 12.4/2.8/4.7 on .415/.333/.849

Last year's series against DEN: 14.2/2.8/4.2 on .384/.318/.500

December of last season: 10.2/2.1/5.4 on 41/32.7/72.7

2023 playoffs: 13.3/2.9/4.6 on .426/.310/.769

2023 series against DEN: 6.3/2/3.5 on .323/.133/.750

He's just ultimately not good at fitting onto a team trying to win. Minnesota and GSW found that out too.

Day · Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2025 6:45 pm Post subject:

Funny, when he's allowed to actually be a point guard he looks like the exact type of player the Lakers would want

22 pts on 9/13 shooting with 9 assists and the only player on their team with a positive +/- ( game isn't over as I'm posting the stats ).

Robblake · Star Player Joined: 05 Aug 2020 Posts: 1204

TooMuchMajicBuss · Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2025 12:58 pm Post subject:

DLO may have become a mismatch with current needs, but a lot of posters show abject ignorance to what he added to this team to put them in the playoff picture since he arrived.

Hypocrites blather about him disappearing in the playoffs, yet get their panties in a knot at the thought of trading Rui Hachimura. As if Rui didn't disappear against Denver? LMAO. DLO scored twice as much as Rui, who was a complete non-factor against Denver, for almost the same salary. Same disappearance moniker can be laid on any other Laker not named LeBron, Anthony, or Austin.

I see this thread's moved, that's a good thing. He's no longer on the Laker squad.

That said, DLO added a lot for the Lakers, within the skill set he was capable of performing in. Many posters could see the good and the bad, but the ignorant one-sided negative takes on this thread were far too frequent, and a sad commentary on how some people find scapegoats to oversimplify anything they don't fully understand.

Brawn13 · Star Player Joined: 30 Jan 2019 Posts: 4706

The problem with DLo, is that we have Reaves and Lebron. They all have similar responsibilities so then the issue becomes what else can you offer on the court if your primary skillset has to be distributed to others too? No team can maximize 3 ball-handling players to its fullest potential.

Front office decided that 3 point guards wasn’t needed as much as another 3 and D wing. And DLo was the one with the expiring contract….so this is the result. Time will tell if it was the right move….

Brawn13 · Star Player Joined: 30 Jan 2019 Posts: 4706

The problem with DLo, is that we have Reaves and Lebron. They all have similar responsibilities so then the issue becomes what else can you offer on the court if your primary skillset has to be distributed to others too? No team can maximize 3 ball-handling players to its fullest potential. (Or at least incredibly hard to do so)

Front office decided that 3 point guards wasn’t needed as much as another 3 and D wing. And DLo was the one with the expiring contract….so this is the result. Time will tell if it was the right move….

TooMuchMajicBuss · Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2025 9:58 pm Post subject:

MJST · Retired Number Joined: 06 Jul 2014 Posts: 28674

Carried off the court tonight in the middle of an 11 point 12 assist game vs Milwaukee in his start. Always awful to see happen.
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Threatt_Level · Starting Rotation Joined: 30 Jul 2014 Posts: 482

WTF is going on in BKN? First Lewis, now Russell.