Los Angeles Lakers: D’Angelo Russell Gets Clowned After 1 Intriguing Comment on Future in LA

D’Angelo Russell on Offseason Plans After Los Angeles Lakers’ Game 5 Loss to the Nuggets

Following the Lakers’ brutal 108-106 loss in Denver on Monday, Russell said that there’s nothing concrete yet at the moment about what his offseason would look like, which is understandable considering Los Angeles’ season had just ended.

Via Jovan Buha of The Athletic:

D’Angelo Russell said he hasn’t thought about what he’s going to do this offseason but he acknowledges that he has leverage and is planning on using it.

“lol what leverage??? he’s a total brick in the playoffs what do we need a regular season player for???????” a flabbergasted @karimo714 commented.

“You need to do more than that.. You need to learn not to shrink under pressure, bro,” voiced out @BballMamba.

From @Mzndoza: “What leverage? He didn’t do anything when it mattered two years in a row. If he wants to win then no he has no leverage.”

“LOL. Leverage yourself to another team, please,” fired @TylerDavis93.

“ya gone buddy i’ll personally pack your bags,” said @Jxniixr_.

The leverage Russell could be talking about is the player option he has for the 2024-25 NBA season which is worth $18.69 million. The deadline for him to decide is on June 29, so he’s got a lot of time to think about it and consider any offers he’d get from the free agent market.

In what could be his last game in a Lakers uniform, Russell scored 14 points on 6/15 shooting from the field and 2/10 from behind the arc with six assists and a rebound in 39 minutes in Game 5 of the Nuggets series.