D’Angelo Russell has an $18.7 million player option with the Los Angeles Lakers, which he hasn’t decided on yet. Despite a strong season, he might reconsider testing free agency due to the NBA’s new CBA financial constraints. If he opts in, the Lakers may explore trading him.
“To be honest with you, I don’t have a great feel for what this is going to be,” said Brian Windhorst on First Take. “I thought maybe a month or so ago, D’Angelo would opt out. Now, I think there’s a chance, a stronger chance he will opt in, because the market isn’t looking so great right now. We can talk about that later, but I’m now kind of leaning that direction.”
D'Angelo Russell Now Considered More Likely To Exercise $18.7M Option With Lakers https://t.co/SzEWeG31Bo
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