Candace Parker, the women’s basketball legend, was on NBA TV the other night after the Nets fifth straight win against the Hawks. Among other things, she spoke about the Nets and free agency, but not in the way it’s been discussed here and elsewhere in the media. She didn’t talk cap space or cap holds or market. No she talked about D’Angelo Russell and how he is becoming a big factor in the Nets summertime moves.
“D’angelo Russell has played an outstanding December,” she started. “The way that he’s playing, the patience that he’s playing with, the changes in speed.