With the Lakers securing the second overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft at tonight’s draft lottery, several teams have reportedly begun evaluating potential trades for point guard D’Angelo Russell, sources tell Sports Illustrated’s Jake Fischer.
The former second overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft put together a solid sophomore season in Los Angeles. He improved his numbers across the board, posting 15.6 PPG, 4.8 APG, and 3.5 RPG in 63 games (60 starts). Russell did miss some time due to various knee ailments, which included a PRP injection in his left knee and a mild sprain of the MCL in his right knee.
The former Ohio State University product has shown flashes of his talent but his time has a Laker has been mired in disappointments and run-in’s with teammates. Still, at just 21 years old, he figures to draw strong interest around the league if the Lakers decide to go in another direction.
When the Lakers drew the second overall pick, the attention turned to UCLA product Lonzo Ball, who has been named as the team’s reported top target in the draft. Lonzo’s outspoken father, LaVar Ball, has been pushing for his son to remain in California and join the Lakers, something he reiterated to ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne earlier this week.
“Oh, he’s going to be a Laker,” he said. “I’m going to keep talking about it until it happens.”
In his lone season with the Bruins, Ball posted 14.6 PPG, 7.6 APG and 6.0 RPG in 36 contests. As Fischer mentions, having Russell and Ball on the same team may be redundant, especially if the Lakers decide to upgrade at others positions.
While Russell is two years Ball’s elder, both athletes are 6’5″ playmakers with scoring ability. With just over a month to go until the draft, and a second overall pick in their possession, the Lakers are in prime position to draft their preferred player, maintain their core assets, and deal from a surplus to upgrade in other areas.
What could they get for him?
I’d like to see something like Russell, randle, Ingram and pick 28 for PG13
Nope. Thank god you aren’t our GM
I absolutely do not understand the people who want to trade for PG. So we just trade our entire core for PG and then he is surrounded by a bunch of mediocrity. We would be the Pacers of the west.
Which is even dumber when you know you could wait for him to come there as a free agent since everyone already knows he wants to go there.
I’m sure you would love all that for him
Any trade for PG-13 will not happen, as his contract is up, and Magic & Pelinka do not want to be fired their first season if he chooses not to re sign… Which he wouldn’t because you just gutted the team to get him and they would be garbage. You probably like Jim Buss as a GM didn’t you? If and I mean IF the Lakers made a trade it would be one player and the 28th pick, and Ingram would not be it. Randell & 28. That’s it. Only way it COULD happen is if Indiana realizes it’s that or absolutely nothing because no one else makes an offer due to PG-13 being adamant about LA when he’s a free agent.
What if they added Derek fisher, nick van exel, and Eddie Jones instead?
d’angelo and 28th pick is what I’d offer
PG is gonna come anyways eventually.
LMFAOOOO WTF
7.6 APG*
Dodgerfan711 please tell me your s clipper fan and you don’t actually think that is anywhere close to a win for anyone but the pacers.
Bruh i didnt comment that trade proposal
Said this like two hours ago apparently my comments need moderation bc I dissed Lavar Ball… I didn’t know he was a mod for this site…. I said Sixers can trade them back their 2018 pick.
Russell and the 28 pick won’t work for PG, the money doesn’t add up. Need to add someone else.
Deng & Randle (maybe throw in the Chicago second-rounders) for PG & Christmas would work, and that’s as high as I’d go.
I think the sixers should give them back the 18′ pick for russel
Knicks should move that pick for Russell, Russell is the perfect triangle point guard. Tall, can run an offense and shoot the 3 ball. Trade Melo away for Crowder and Rozier and and now you cooking
Russell-Lee-Crowder-Porzingis-Noah
It’d probably be like…. Deng + Russell for Melo + the 8th + a 2nd.
Deng and Russell for Melo straight up
pass
Pass
Celtics are not going to trade for melo. He wouldn’t fit in the system they run which is moving the ball around
Melo could move the ball around but when you try to force an offense predicated on triangle sets and you have a ball dominant point guard who’s intent 80 percent of the time is to drive to the hole and not pass of course Melo is going to look bad. Melo would fit in like a glove.
What about the timberwolves, him and towns are close and they have the assets
Jabari for D’Angelo.
One has a damaged knee, the other a mind of a child.
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A player can ball out while being immature, can’t with broken knees.
Trade Timothy Mozgov, Julius Randle for Brook Lopez and KJ McDaniels
Trade D’Angelo Russel, Jordan Clarkson, #28 pick for PG 13
Sign Serge ibaka
2017-2018 lineup
PG – Lonzo Ball / Ennis
SG – Ingram / Nick young / Nwaba
SF – PG13 / KJ McDaniels /Brewer
PF – Serge Ibaka / Nance Jr / Debt
Center – Brook Lopez / Zubac / Robinson
I like the mozgov Randle trade. The other one pass.