Lakers Will Aggressively Pursue Trade Of D'Angelo Russell
Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2024 6:08 pm
The Los Angeles Lakers will be aggressive in pursuing trade options after D'Angelo Russell decided to pick up his $18.7 million player option for the 24-25 season, sources tell Jovan Buha of The Athletic.
The Lakers believe they have a ceiling with their backcourt pairing of Russell and Austin Reaves. Russell averaged 18.0 points and 6.3 assists, shooting a career-best 41.5 percent on three-pointers across 76 games.
The Lakers have two first-round picks (2029 and 2031), three pick swaps (2026, 2028 and 2030) and recent first-round draft picks Jalen Hood-Schifino and Dalton Knecht to offer teams in trades in the coming days and weeks.