The Los Angeles Lakers may not be winning many games lately, but that doesn’t mean that their players aren’t showing growth. In particular, second-year guard D’Angelo Russell has been thriving lately, with averages of 23.8 points and 4.8 assists since spending three games coming off the bench.
Russell was pushed out of the starting lineup in an effort to allow Jordan Clarkson to get a look at the starting point guard position, but not surprisingly, it also lit something of a fire under Russell. Head coach Luke Walton has liked what he has seen from his talented young guard lately and went out of his way to compliment his performance in a loss to the Washington Wizards.