Brooklyn Nets guard D’Angelo Russell recently admitted he didn’t like how his second stint with the Los Angeles Lakers turned out during an interview with HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto.
The one-time NBA All-Star has been with the Brooklyn Nets since December when the Los Angeles Lakers sent him East in exchange for Dorian Finney-Smith and Shake Milton.
“It’s great. I would never take it for granted, coming from where I came from. Obviously, I was a little traumatized there (in LA),” Russell said. “To be here and get the opportunity to just be me where there’s familiarity as well is just icing on the cake. I’m at the point in my career where I’m not going out and scoring 25 points every night and wowing with numbers.”
“It’s a point where I’m trying to gravitate towards doing it the right way, and how I can contribute to winning is my priority. He (Coach Fernandez) lets me do that. He trusts me already, so I can imagine getting to training camp for something like that and having that under my belt with the guys. I think the sky’s the limit,” he added.
Brooklyn Nets on a slump
The Brooklyn Nets are 13th in the Eastern Conference with a 22-43 record, and they’ve lost eight of their last nine games.
Brooklyn scored a 111-108 win against the Los Angeles Lakers last Monday, but they followed it up with a 109-104 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers last night.
D’Angelo Russell was sidelined against Cleveland due to an ankle injury. The 29-year-old guard hopes to be back when they face the Chicago Bulls this Thursday.
