The Lakers have been active in free agency as the team looks to build on its Western Conference finals appearance, and the franchise now has re-signed point guard D’Angelo Russell to a two-year, $37 million deal, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
After a failed pursuit of Kyrie Irving at the trade deadline this past season, the Lakers pivoted to Russell, who began his career in Los Angeles before spending several seasons with the Timberwolves. Russell’s role as the Lakers’ point guard proved pivotal to the team’s play at the end of the regular season.
After being acquired by the Lakers, Russell averaged 17.4 points per game on 48.4% shooting from the floor. However, in the playoffs, he struggled to maintain the same production, averaging 13.3 points per game on 42.6% shooting.
