D’Angelo Russell is running it back with the Lakers. After waiting out the first wave of NBA free agency signings, former Buckeye D’Angelo Russell agreed to a new deal on Saturday afternoon. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Russell will ink a two-year, $37 million contract to stay with the Los Angeles Lakers. Free agent G DAngelo Russell has agreed on a two-year, $37 million contract to stay with the Los Angeles Lakers, co-heads of @CAA_Basketball Austin Brown and Aaron Mintz along with Antonio Russell tell ESPN. Deal has player option. Lakers secure their starting point guard. pic.twitter.com/ScrZHD7Jio — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 1, 2023 The Lakers used the No. 2 overall pick on Russell in the 2015 NBA Draft, and he was viewed as the team’s most essential building block after Kobe Bryant’s retirement. His first stint in Los Angeles was full of encouraging flashes on the court, but the…
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