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22. D'Angelo Russell

22. D'Angelo Russell

D’Angelo Russell first turned heads with the Los Angeles Lakers, but was traded to the Brooklyn Nets in 2018, where he was an All-Star in 2019.  The Guard was then dealt to Golden State where he was part of the package to bring Kevin Durant.  As good as Russell was, he was part of another deal shortly after, where he was deal to his current squad, Minnesota, who sent Andrew Wiggins the other way.

Russell, meshed well in Minnesota, and helped them make the playoffs and kept his PPG average strong with a near 20 metirc.  A solid scorer, Russell was not an elite player, and the tinkering Timberwolves traded him back to his original team, the Lakers, during the 2022-23 Season.  WIth the T-Wolves, Russell averaged 18.5 Points per Game over approximately three years of service.

The Bullet Points

  • Position: Point Guard
  • Acquired: Selected in the 1st Round, 18th Overall in the NBA Draft 6/19/84.
  • Departed: Traded to the Los Angeles Lakers as part of a three-team trade. Los Angeles traded a 2024 2nd Round Pick to Minnesota.  Los Angeles traded Damian Jones, Juan Toscano-Anderson, Russll Westbrook and a 2027 1st Round Pick to the Utah Jazz.  Utah traded Malik Beasley & Jarred Vanderbilt to Minnesota.  Utah traded Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Mike Conley , and a 2025 and 2026 2nd Round Pick tp Minnesota 2/9/23
  • Games Played: 173
  • Per Game Averages:

    30.9 MP
    .505 eFG% 
    .510 FT%
    18.8 PTS
    3.9 RB
    6.3 AST
    1.0 STL
    0.4 BLK

    6 Playoff Games
    32.7 MP
    .417 eFG% 
    .750 FT%
    12.0 PTS
    2.5 RB
    6.7 AST
    1.5 STL
    0.0 BLK

  • Advanced Stats:

    16.9 PER
    .549 TS%
    2.8 VORP
    6.6 WS

    6 Playoff Games
    8.5 PER
    .455 TS%
    -0.1 VORP
    0.0 WS

  • Major Accolades and Awards: None

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