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On This Day

Up to 5 cards on the home page. Search a player, pick their team era, then write the stat line or moment. Cards 4“5 are optional.

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Edit playoff results live by clicking series winners + scores in the Playoffs hub. Setting a winner auto-advances them to the next round. To publish your edits to all visitors, click below, drop the file into your project, and redeploy.

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D'Angelo Russell

D'Angelo Russell (PG, 6'3) was drafted #2 overall by the Los Angeles Lakers in 2015. Currently with the Memphis Grizzlies.

2016 All-Rookie 2nd · 2015 #2 · 2025-26 roster · 1× All-Star · 8 franchises

D'Angelo Russell career timeline

Los Angeles Lakers · 2015–2017
Draft — June 25, 2015 — drafted #2 overall by Los Angeles out of Ohio State. Traded to Brooklyn in June 2017 for Brook Lopez and the #27 pick.
Ohio State lottery guard in the Kobe farewell years — flipped for Brook Lopez after two seasons.
Awards: 2015–16 NBA All-Rookie Second Team
Brooklyn Nets · 2017–2019
Trade — June 20, 2017 — Brooklyn acquired Russell from the Lakers. All-Star leap in 2019 before the Kevin Durant sign-and-trade sent him to Golden State.
Brooklyn breakout — 2019 All-Star before becoming salary ballast in the Kevin Durant sign-and-trade to Golden State.
Awards: NBA All-Star (2019)
Golden State Warriors · 2019–2020
Trade — July 7, 2019 — arrived from Brooklyn in the Kevin Durant sign-and-trade. Flipped to Minnesota in February 2020 for Andrew Wiggins.
Short Warriors stopgap between the Durant exit and the Andrew Wiggins acquisition.
Minnesota Timberwolves · 2020–2023
Trade — February 6, 2020 — Minnesota acquired Russell from Golden State in the Andrew Wiggins swap. Traded to the Lakers in the February 2023 Westbrook three-teamer.
Timberwolves lead guard beside Karl-Anthony Towns before the Lakers pulled him into the Westbrook salary dump.
Los Angeles Lakers · 2023–2024
Trade — February 9, 2023 — Los Angeles reacquired Russell in the three-team Westbrook deal. Player option for 2024-25; traded to Brooklyn in December 2024.
Second Lakers stint as the Westbrook exit plan — player option kept him through 2024-25 before Brooklyn took him back in December.
Brooklyn Nets · 2024–2025
Trade — December 29, 2024 — Brooklyn reacquired Russell from the Lakers in the Dorian Finney-Smith swap. Signed with Dallas as a free agent in July 2025.
Brief Brooklyn reunion before Dallas signed him in July 2025.
Dallas Mavericks · 2025–2026
Free agent — July 6, 2025 — signed a two-year deal with Dallas. Traded to Washington in the February 2026 Anthony Davis three-team blockbuster.
Mavs backup guard on a short deal before Washington absorbed him in the AD deadline trade.
Washington Wizards · 2026
Trade — February 5, 2026 — arrived from Dallas with Anthony Davis, Jaden Hardy, and Dante Exum in the three-team deadline deal.
Veteran point guard Washington got beside Davis in the deadline megadeal — flipped to Memphis with a 2029 second, 2032 swap, and 2033 second in the summer six-team Middleton sign-and-trade.
Memphis Grizzlies · 2026–present
Trade — July 8, 2026 — acquired from Washington with a 2029 second-rounder, a 2032 second-round swap, and a 2033 second-round pick as part of the six-team Khris Middleton sign-and-trade framework with Dallas.
Eighth NBA stop — veteran guard depth Memphis picked up with Washington draft capital in the six-team Middleton sign-and-trade.

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