Los Angeles Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell is rumored to want to play for the Lithuanian national team at the 2028 Olympics in L.A. If that ends up being the case then he can get some advice from former Lakers guard Lonnie Walker IV, who currently plays professionally in Lithuania after leaving the NBA this offseason.
Walker and Russell played together for the Lakers in the second half of the 2022-23 season after the latter was traded to L.A. at that season’s trade deadline. They played with each other during the unexpected run to the Western Conference Finals as the No.