D'Angelo Russell agreed to a two-year, $37 million deal with the Los Angeles Lakers that includes a player option for the second year.
Russell, 27, averaged 17.4 points on 48.4% from the field and 41.4% from 3 with 6.1 assists in 17 regular season games after the trade.
His numbers dipped to 13.3 points on 42.6% shooting overall and 4.6 assists in the postseason and he struggled mightily against thein the Western Conference finals, averaging 6.8 points on 32.2% shooting in the series and losing his starting spot in Game 4. Still, prior to the drop-off against Denver, L.A. won 18 out of 24 games down the stretch in the regular season, through the play-in tournament and the first two rounds of the playoffs with Russell providing shooting and playmaking alongside
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