Priya Roy has known D’Angelo Russell for a long time, going back to his sophomore year at Montverde Academay in Florida. He’s seen the highs, the lows and the in-betweens and despite reports that a second NBA team may be ready to give up on him. Roy believes that his friend DLo is a very different player and person than when he was a a kid, as a Laker.
While others may focus on what they see as DLo’s immaturity, Roy says look below the surface and you’ll see someone who keeps making progress.
Roy, who worked with DLo at Montverde Academy and still offers him advice, thinks his guy grows in leaps and bounds, often driven by a coach who pushes him whether it’s Kevin Boyle in high school, Thad Motta in college or Kenny Atkinson in the NBA.