D’Angelo Russell’s free agency is the elephant in the Nets’ room.
The 23-year-old All-Star is the gem of a young core that could attract a star to Brooklyn. But as a restricted free agent himself, Russell says he wants to remain a Net, but he knows that isn’t a sure thing.
“Yeah. Hell yeah, I definitely want to be here,” Russell said. “But I also know it’s a business, too. So I’m not going to play that role like I don’t know what could possibly happen.
“Say somebody comes here that I have to be a part of [a move] to get them, I know that could be a possibly.