Earlier this month, D'Angelo Russell faced a point guard he’s known for years, one who hails from the same hometown, has ties to the same high school and possesses an uncanny court vision that Russell is known for.
Rajon Rondo looked forward to the matchup as well, praising how far Russell, a fellow Louisville native, has come since they worked out together back when Russell was a freshman at Eastern High School, Rondo’s old stomping grounds.
And Rondo, now with the Sacramento Kings, said he’d even like to mentor the 19-year-old Russell, whom the Los Angeles Lakers drafted with the No.