EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- On the night the Los Angeles Lakers drafted D'Angelo Russell No. 2 overall this summer, coach Byron Scott called the point guard a potential "superstar" and spoke of him in the same breath as Magic Johnson.
But Scott hasn't committed to starting Russell in the Lakers' regular-season opener Wednesday against the Minnesota Timberwolves, even though the 19-year-old Russell has started five of the seven exhibition games that he has played in this preseason.
"I don't know that yet," Scott said when asked whether the promising former Ohio State standout would start in Wednesday's opener.