D'Angelo Russell future all star? 18/6 in 29.5 minutes

[CelticsElite]

He's being highly productive in 29 minutes per game this season

Future all star ?

Always thought it was crazy the lakers gave up so quick on him.

[RodyTur10]

He's being highly productive in 29 minutes per game this season

Future all star ?

Always thought it was crazy the lakers gave up so quick on him.

Very likely that he will become an All Star. He's the most productive point guard who's 25 years or younger (Russell is only 22) in the East besides Simmons.

Funny that Dinwiddie is right up there as well. Great job by Brooklyn to have managed to create a talented roster and great culture in such a short amount of time.

[Moranis]

The Lakers didn't give up on him, the Lakers used him to dump salary to create cap space.  And it isn't like they didn't make great use of the draft pick they got from the Nets.

As a recap, the trade was

Russell, Mozgov

for

Lopez, 1st (which they used on Kuzma)

Mozgov is still under contract so he would have been a huge detriment in the Lakers free agency the last 2 summers.