SAN FRANCISCO — D’Angelo Russell first met Marquese Chriss, a rookie at the time, in New Orleans during All-Star weekend. They hit it off right away, and kept in touch ever since.
Chriss, the No. 8 overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft and participant in the Rising Stars Challenge, accompanied his Phoenix Suns teammate Devin Booker to a promotional event Russell also attended. After years of scattered texts and meet-ups, Russell and Chriss are teammates with the Warriors. According to Russell, Chriss has grown a lot since they first met nearly four years ago.
“He’s coming along,” Russell said.