D’Angelo Russell’s Contract with the Lakers is in the last year where he chose option of player option for the second year.
D’Angelo Russell’s news is on search on the internet due to his trading rumors. Russell signed a 2-year, $36 million contract with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Is D’Angelo Russell trading news real?
During the recent live podcast Buha’s Block, Jovan Buha – senior writer for The Athletic covering the Los Angeles Lakers – talked about how the Lakers have been trading D’Angelo as he signed in his contract for the option of player option in the last year.
This D’Angelo Russell news is not surprising that the Lakers are seeking to move Russell. Due to the reason for improving and focusing on the rosters, as soon as he will shop from the Lakers side as soon as he opts in.
To free up the entire $12.9 million mid-level exception, LeBron James was willing to accept a cheap contract in exchange for the Lakers’ ability to acquire an “impact player.”
This year lakers also missed Klay Thompson due to a discount on Bronny James.
To keep the Lakers out of the second round, he did sign for $2.7 million less than his maximum, but it only left them $45,000 below that required amount.
Due to financial savings and Russell is also playing in his expiring contract, it is good to trade for the Lakers to save the amount.
“Somewhere between neutral to negative trade value across the league.”
Buha on Russell
This year Russell showed his magnificent performance in the NBA. The 28-years old Kentucky boy has impressive stats as follows:
D’Angelo russell stats
- Points per game: 18.0
- Assists per game: 6.3
- Rebounds per game: 3.1
- Field goal percentage: 45.6%
- Three-point percentage: 41.5%
- Free throw percentage: 82.8%
- Player Efficiency Rating (PER): 16.0
In his 9-year career, he’s played for 4 teams and participated in 571 regular-season games, averaging 17.8 points, 5.8 assists, and 3.4 rebounds.
The Lakers could be more appropriate beginning Russell in 2024–25 if they hope to acquire anything of real value in exchange for him. Although Russell has been an infrequent shooter even he doesn’t always ask for assistance from his teammates.