D'Angelo Russell

Los Angeles Lakers point guard D'Angelo Russell is starting in Saturday's lineup versus the Golden State Warriors.

D'Angelo Russell returns to Los Angeles for his second stint with the Lakers after the team drafted him as the No. 2 overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft.

As Russell said, he was too young back then to appreciate what Kobe brought to the table. Appreciate Kobe when I was here wasn’t really something that I did because I was young. Now that he’s back where it all started, Russell spoke out about his first few years with the Lakers.

Russell ended with 15 points (6-12 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 2-3 FT), five rebounds and six assists over 35 minutes during Saturday's 109-103 win over the Warriors.

When the Los Angeles Lakers acquired Russell Westbrook, the hope was that he would be the team's third star along with LeBron James and Anthony Davis.

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Russell has reached double-figures in scoring in each of his last five games for the Lakers, averaging 20.2 points per game on 53.3% shooting from the field ...

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