had lost the trust of his teammates with his off the court antics it was best for him to start over somewhere else.

I believe the kid is talented but he’s basically at tweener, not really a 1 or a 2 and doesn’t defend well. He’d be a nice role-player off the bench but he’s not going to start for a good team.

>... while still on his rookie contract. Still not exactly
>sure what you're getting at here.
>
>For the record, I'm not propping up Russell nor am I trying to
>tear him down. I just felt he would have looked better next
>to Lonzo than his prior years on the Lakers.