{"id":86748,"date":"2025-08-08T01:09:48","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T01:09:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=86748"},"modified":"2025-08-08T01:09:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T01:09:48","slug":"hot-search-dangelo-russell-shades-lakers-culture-lack-of-professionalism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=86748","title":{"rendered":"HOT SEARCH: D\u2019Angelo Russell Shades Lakers\u2019 Culture, Lack of Professionalism"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"has-video wp-caption \">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2175104213-e1730755455497.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2175104213-e1730755455497.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2175104213-e1730755455497.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2175104213-e1730755455497.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"D'Angelo Russell, Lakers\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"2659\" data-dom-ready-time=\"6871\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>New\u00a0Dallas Mavericks\u00a0point guard\u00a0D\u2019Angelo Russell, who had two unsuccessful stints with the\u00a0Los Angeles Lakers, has thrown shade on his former team.<\/p>\n<p>While speaking to Hall of Famer\u00a0Dwyane Wade\u00a0on the Wy Network, Russell, who joined the Lakers as a teenager, revealed he learned how to become a professional only after being traded to the Brooklyn Nets in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Russell revealed he didn\u2019t thrive in his first two years in the league, as the Lakers didn\u2019t teach him the proper habits.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe organization of Brooklyn is different,\u201d Russell stressed. \u201cIt\u2019s unlike any other. The performance, team, coach \u2014 everything about Brooklyn is different than what you would expect. And I\u2019ve been around the league, where I came from the Lakers, where the structure is not the same.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"9b4b34a573a10532c1148b6dc445eb79\" class=\"embed_container\">\n<div class=\"lazy-embed lazy-embed--ssr embed-twitter-com lazy-embed--loaded\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wynetwork\/status\/1952911418115932387\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fsaihoops&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1952911418115932387&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fheavy.com%2Fsports%2Fnba%2Flos-angeles-lakers%2Fdangelo-russell-lakers%2F&amp;sessionId=da41c342835d219595e470b5a017fcfd8dfaf6f0&amp;siteScreenName=heavyonsports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1754556710511941166=\"true\"><p>D\u2019Angelo Russell opens up about the difference of structure being on the Lakers versus the Nets:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI came from the Lakers where the structure is not the same, and then I go to Brooklyn where it\u2019s all structure and it taught me how to be a professional.\u201d \ud83d\udcaf\u00a0pic.twitter.com\/tkElY9gh2M<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 Wy Network by Dwyane Wade (@wynetwork)\u00a0August 6, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Russell was drafted No. 2 overall by the Lakers in the 2015 NBA Draft, but lasted only two seasons with the team before being shipped off to the Nets. He would survive only two years in Brooklyn before being sent to the Golden State Warriors in 2019. Russell would last less than half a season in the Bay Area before landing with the Minnesota Timberwolves, where he spent two and a half seasons before returning to the Lakers.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Laments Lack of Lakers Structure<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cThen I got to Brooklyn, where it\u2019s all structure, and it taught me how to be a professional,\u201d Russell said, comparing his time with the Nets to the Lakers.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI always approached the game to where I was nonchalant, and I felt like I could just wing it. They taught me how to be a professional, how to sleep, how to eat, how to recover.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In fairness to Russell, he did thrive in Brooklyn, where he made his first and only All-Star appearance in the 2018-19 season,\u00a0<span class=\"cf1\">averaging 21.1 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 7.0 assists.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"pf0\"><em><span class=\"cf0\">\u201cThat\u2019s why I\u2019m still playing to this day,\u201d he said, reflecting on his stint with the Nets. \u201cI\u2019m not a guy that\u2019s athletic, I had to take care of my body, I had to recover, I had to eat the best way. I couldn\u2019t just show up. And that\u2019s what Brooklyn really taught me.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Kyrie Irving\u2019s Replacement in Dallas<\/h2>\n<p>Incidentally, the Lakers once again traded D\u2019Angelo Russell to the Nets last season as part of the Dorian Finney-Smith trade.<\/p>\n<p>This offseason, he signed with the Mavericks on a two-year, $13 million deal. Russell is expected to be the team\u2019s starting point guard until the return of the injured Kyrie Irving, who is set to miss a chunk of the season recovering from an ACL tear.<\/p>\n<p>There have been conflicting reports on when Irving could return to the Mavericks. Some insiders have suggested that the dynamic guard could return by January, but Irving himself has cautioned against such an expectation.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cDon\u2019t hold your breath on that,\u201d\u00a0Irving said\u00a0of his return to the court in the 2025-25 season. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t mean that I won\u2019t be back \u2026 I don\u2019t want to make any predictions on when I\u2019m going to be back. I just want to be back 150,000 percent better.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New\u00a0Dallas Mavericks\u00a0point guard\u00a0D\u2019Angelo Russell, who had two unsuccessful stints with the\u00a0Los Angeles Lakers, has thrown shade on his former team. 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