Credit D'Angelo Russell. He's already acting like a savvy veteran.
He played against another All-Star point guard, making it nine past or present ones in his 18 career NBA games.
Why not try to help your odds if you're 19 years old and still learning the NBA game? Especially if you're playing against John Wall of the Washington Wizards.
"You kind of try to get a good relationship with the refs because he does a great job of drawing contact and forcing the call," Russell said Wednesday after the Lakers beat the Wizards, 108-104.