D'Angelo Russell looked like a completely different player, and Dallas found the version of him that they were waiting for.
Through two games of the regular season, one of the Dallas Mavericks' most disappointing players was D'Angelo Russell after he only played a combined 24 minutes in his first two appearances and failed to even look like a player who could contribute to a struggling Mavericks roster. While things were looking dim for Russell's future in the NBA, the Mavericks made a clear statement to the league in their third game of the regular season after beating the Toronto Raptors 139-129.