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Lakers Big Deal: D’Angelo Russell Renewed at Half Price

What if yes, what if no, what if I don’t know, what if sign-and-trade…

And while they continued to weigh it, the other doors were closing. Irving, LeBron’s wet dream, signed his continuity with the Dallas Mavericks while the Lakers ensured at least a good guard substitute with the signing of Gabe Vincent.

Last morning we gave way to Dennis Schröder’s agreement with the Raptors, so the Lakers’ options were further reduced. And in the end the inevitable has happened, although at a good price.

Therefore, the line of continuation of the Angelenos is maintained in terms of their playmaker owner, because they have just renewed, informs ESPNto D’Angelo Russell for two years in exchange for $37 million. That’s 18.5 million per course, and considering how sick the market is (41 million a year for Bane, 43 for VanVleet…) and that D’Lo had just entered more than 30M last season, one can almost Hats off to Rob Pelinka and his management with this deal.

resignation and hope

All the doubts with the renewal of D’Lo in his second stage of gold and purple came from his very poor performance in the Conference Finals, where he was a shadow of himself and Jamal Murray made a rag doll out of him, seeing as Schröder overtook him on the left to try to stop the bleeding in a D’Lo that did not make up for everything he lost in defense in attack.

However, until that fateful series, the performance of the former All-Star (chosen during his stay in Brooklyn) had been satisfactory, demonstrating a good connection with LeBron and Davis, and adding reflexes in the clutch with his already famous Ice in your veins

If they continue to mature in their game and take the step forward that, at 27 years old, there is still plenty of time to take, it could become a most economical renovation for some Lakers who are not giving a threadless stitch in this market summer.

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