Sometimes, what you need most in life is a reunion with an old friend. Maybe you’ve fallen in desperate times. It may have turned out that the new friends you’d made were never really friends at all. Whatever the circumstances, you wish you could sit and chat with that familiar… Ok, enough of the pretense. We’re talking about NBA star D’Angelo Russell and the Los Angeles Lakers.
The 2021-22 season was a disaster for the Lake Show. Russell Westbrook was entirely unable to fit in with LeBron James. Many predicted that the two wouldn’t complement each other.
Still, most had the Lakers at least making the postseason. Instead, they didn’t even qualify for the play-in tournament. Anthony Davis’ injury struggles didn’t help, but it was clear even when all three starts were on the floor that something wasn’t right.
The Lakers should consider shaking this roster up ahead of 2022-23. A reunion with old friend D’Angelo Russell would be a nice start.
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The Minnesota Timberwolves received underwhelming play from Russell in the playoffs and could benefit from undergoing a few changes of their own. With Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns in the fold, they have a strong duo, and now it’s about finding complements.
Here are three NBA trade scenarios that would send D’Angelo Russell to the Los Angeles Lakers.
