The three-team trade that sent D'Angelo Russell back to the Los Angeles Lakers marked the fourth time a team has traded the point guard in his eight NBA seasons.
But even though Russell is back with the team that drafted him in 2015, he still hasn't spent time more in any place than he did with the Timberwolves over parts of four seasons.
At this point in his career, Russell has developed a thick skin when it comes to the business of the NBA. Or as he put it, "It's the NBA, it's where you've got to normalize things that aren't normal.