D’Angelo Russell began his NBA career with the Los Angeles Lakers. In what feels like a generation ago, he was unceremoniously dumped from the team after a scandal involving Nick Young and Iggy Azalea.
For our younger readers: no, you did not misread that sentence. For our much younger readers, he was an NBA player, and she was a rapper, sort-of…actually, never mind.
Regardless, bygones are bygones. The decision-makers that ran the Lakers at that time are mostly long gone. Things have changed dramatically. Given the season the Lakers just had, they’d probably welcome Russell back with open arms.
Especially at the cost of Russell Westbrook.
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No disrespect to the one they call Brodie: he’s a future Hall of Famer. He’s also, as many predicted, a poor fit alongside LeBron James. Russell should be a significant upgrade in that regard.
Here’s a trade that gives the Los Angeles Lakers an opportunity to find out.
