Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell has always been supremely talented, from his days at Monteverde High School to Ohio State University to when he first stepped out onto the court in Summer League for the Lakers.
However, although he’s certainly progressed in terms of his production, there have always been question marks about just how high that ceiling can go; questions that only increased after his playoff struggles prior to last season. They reached a deafening roar after he was essentially played off the court vs the Denver Nuggets last season as they attacked him relentlessly on the defensive end.