He had a bad series against Denver but dont forget his contributions during the regular season that helped the Lakers reached the 7th seed, and also he has a good series vs GSW and MEM, I wouldn't mind if they bring him back for the RIGHT PRICE, he's still young and he can learn from this past playoff experience and be better moving forward
Salute to D-Lo. His level of maturity throughout the entire season and exit interview after getting benched is something that should be applauded. He had a rough series in the WCF but let's not loose site of the contributions he's made throughout the rest of the season/playoffs. Would love to see him back in the purple & gold next season!
He's trash come playoff time his entire career. Couple of good games don't change that. Sign and trade this guy. He'd delusional. He thinks he's a star but plays like a 8th man of the bench most if the time. On top of that he's horrible at running pick n rolls which impacts AD'S effectiveness amd he's God awful on defense. WHY THE HELL WOULD U WANT HIM BACK IF U ROUTE FOR THE LAKERS
He’s a 30M$ player=THATS CRAZY and keeps you from getting somebody better. Van fleet or “somebody else” are PROVE. DLo is 30% FOR HIS CAREER in the playoffs expecting different is INSANITY
@@smithma4275 You can’t even get somebody better if you let him walk for free. At the minimum you extend him and then trade him for elite role-players. The best decision is to extend him, it would hurt the Lakers trade flexibility if you let him walk. I’m still giving up to next years trade deadline to improve. He was great for us in the regular season, good in the playoffs, just a bad series against Denver.
Yeah that’s the problem he IS going to demand a bag he does not deserve. This is dlo we’re talking about dude thinks he’s a star. “Thinks” being the key word. 😐😭
@@smithma4275 bro how tf is that your take from the playoffs. Mother fucker played against the Sixers with no talent on his team? He ain’t supposed to single carry his entire team against the sixers
D’Lo has all the potential to be that 3rd scoring option, idc what the analyst on networks say, sure he played terrible in the WCF but we don’t even make it there without this dude.
Thank you DLo, you helped this team a lot throughout the end of the season and early playoffs. One of my fav PGs ton of respect for you! Hope you come back to LA next year
Surprised with his answer when the reporter asked him what to work on lol. “I know im nice and i can be better than your PG, SH”. You can work on your defense so bruce brown and the whole nuggets team don’t target you so much that Ham was forced to bench you lol
LA is ruthless. This man had everyone on that team doing his signature 'Ice in my Veins' 3pt celebration. He was the heart of this team. Now after two months and one bad series, the whole city wants him gone. Unreal.
Averaging 6.3 PPG at 32% and 13% splits for 4 whole games you deserve to be gone after that. He helped Lakers out huge in the regular season but that didn’t transfer into the playoffs against Memphis and Nuggets. Warriors he did good but 1/3 series ain’t enough.
As bad as he was against Denver... we don't get to the conf finals without DLo heating up against memphis and GSW... He's a little streaky, but I'd be happy to bring him back and get a real full season with the team.
@@erichchan3 Less money doesn't make sense for either side... if the Lakers want to keep him solely for cap purposes to trade him later, the bigger salary will be more useful and for DLO to take a short term deal he's going to want a higher annual figure.
I didn't care for that at all, very insecure thing to say multiple times. The questions weren't even super tough and he was getting defensive a bit. Come on Dlo man up and re sign and be better.
@@gaberox1 reporters actually let him off pretty easy. Just an interesting contrast from Lebron saying success only comes with winning a championship, and dlo says it was super successful to make it to WCF. Shows how different mindsets they have, and makes sense because Dlo probably already settled for making it to the WCF that he wasn’t as invested into the games as Lebron was. Surprised nobody brought up being -50 the entire series. That’s a starter, and those numbers are the difference between winning and losing
I understand he had one bad series, but the truth is Denver hunted him, exposed him, and it affected his offensive game. He gets rattled, doesn’t have a counter move, or a lot of force to run through obstacles and get to the basket. A high salary core player simply can’t have a bad series. Maybe a bad game. This is a pattern and narrative of his career. We do need to retain his cap hold because it’s spending power…hopefully a reasonable price at around $20M or even under
He’ll be much cheaper than his previous contract. Darvin gave him no mins against Denver. He made the right moves for LAL to get swept.. giving too many mins to Schroder w/ his careless turnovers & wildly overstated defense
I hope we keep DLO - he is not a max player and we need to prioritise Austin and Rui. But for DLO, it comes down to defense and hustle - if he can improve to be solid (and not a liability) then he can be valuable for us
To those who are saying trade Dlo for Kyrie or Trae, do you know the consequences of the lakers trading for kyrie? the depth will be gone because it will trigger a hard cap, while for Trae, which asset we have would they have interest in for trading besides austin and the 17th pick? DO YOU REALLY WANT TO GET AUSTIN TRADED FOR TRAE? GET REAL YOU INTERNET BABIES, STOP THOSE PIPE DREAMS LMAO
D'Lo did not play well *at all* vs Denver, but I think we need a reminder that D'Lo was the 2nd best player during LeBron's injury and he helped contribute to legitimate victories. D'Lo was also one of the biggest reasons for victory against Memphis and he was the biggest reason we defeated Golden State by dominating in game 1 to secure a crucial road win.
What was weird for me was in this series there were times I really had to look to make sure he was on the floor. Needs to be more aggressive, look for his own shot. More alert on defense!
That’s why he mentioned “adjustments” I think the game plan changed and they wanted him to be more catch and shoot player. To stretch the floor. Away from lebron.
For some reason he underperformed in the WCF but he was a pivotal player in the first and second rounds. His measured, calculative playmaking style complements AD and LeBron and his shooting is a valued addition to the backcourt. His defence and his streakiness are liabilities that I hope he can address if he wants to continue playing with this team.
Yall capping if he didn’t hit those 3 3’s in G4 vs Memphis we might be in Cancun early. This is the problem we kept trading guys all that then chemistry/continuity suffers. We need a stable roster. Cant let him go for nothing anyways keep him around. We cant have a team with 3 max players & minimum contracts
I like DLO to stay. Like all other players they have some weakness which U believe he can address comes summer camp. Remember, this team just formed pretty much like February…give them sometime to gel and build chemistry, it’s unfair to say this lineup is not working because we saw what happened after the trade deadline and play for the WCF against the no.1 team in the west is crazy to think. Nuggets is the better team from the very start of this season this achievement is remarkable to say the least…run this group again!
Only if DLo can accept like a 15 mil/year deal instead of his 32 mil/year deal. If he thinks he expects a pay bump or even deserving of 31 mil is just nuts with his stock right now. It would be wise of DLo if he would sacrifice 1 -2 years to earn his keep as to why he deserves more money instead of thinking he deserves it because he does not. I have rarely seen bball players take that road to try to prove why they are that way. Schroeder tried to do that this season after being humble from the Lakers and Celtics.
Dlo did an excellent job. At least he helped them reached WCF.The problem on the Denver series was the coach was adamant to play TT along AD in the series. I believed the coach is going to learn from this and it's an humble experience for the coaching staff. Best of luck Lakers next season !
without Dlo would we make the playoffs? there are so many games that we won because of Dlo. also, he hit some big shots on pivotal games against memphis and warriors. without him i dont think we can survive memphis
Hawks fans chanting we don"t want you is crazy , if lakers ever trade this guy he will be a star on his next team with the amount of experience he already has in his young carrer . He has a bright future and i hope AR15 , VANDO , DLO REMAIN LAKER FOR LIFE .
He's going into his 9th season. This is just who he is: An okay regular season player on a middle of the road team. He has no dawg in him and can't handle playoff pressure against good teams.
He is a good player during the regular season. But he has a slump every playoff appearance. From BKN to MIN, and LA today. Dlo has a 32.9% from three, 38.9% FG, 78.2% FT, AND, -28.3 +/-. AND, you are paying him $30m every year. He has skills but a poor mentality. Seems like he is capable to perform better, but, I don't see why he is a player that cost you $30m a year right now.
We forget he helped us win a bunch of regular season games . Can’t shade him for his performance in the last series. He balled out against the Ws too . Keep Him!
We need another season of him, sure he played horrible vs Denver but he was great all the rest of playoffs and he did help us get into the playoffs in the first place
Reasons why DLO isn't championship material 1. He thought this season was an absolute success 2. He thought only of himself when he was removed as a starter
3:15 See this mentality right here says everything. How can you say it’s tough, when your play on the court was garbage? The more respectable thing to say is “I understood the decision and want to do whatever it takes to win and give us the best chance to win. If that means I’m off the bench, I accept it” but instead he makes it about him.
Dude I get the point and I wish D lo breaks off this mentality but I swear people like to act orally superior and project into others. D lo isn’t the only on not just in basketball but in life. People are complicated and have different personalities. Not everyone is the same and it’s sucks and I wish people had more ability to not get caught up in ego things, but people have to understand or just vilify someone for these traits. It sucks man cause I believe D lo is not the worst person and believe he can be better as a player on and off the court. You have to get too this is like the first time he was benched ever since maybe his rookie or sophomore year. He has been starter for a long time whether you like it or not and people either trusted him or failed to be more hard on him. As a fan I honestly wish he was removed as a starter after game 1 or 2. I think he has has needed tocbe benched for a while but at least Ham did it last night and hopefully D lo learns. Dude if you love the game and believe in yourself so much sometimes it can be tough when you get demoted. Also like you’re a general and you get demoted to lieutenant even though you maybe feel you earned that over the years. I know D lo isn’t perfect and I don’t agree with many of his antics or comments many times, but I think this is something is true for many others. Basketball is a sport that enables a lot of this behavior man. I wish it can stop but it’s part of it and hopefully people like Dclo grown out of it and many players have had this and brown from it. Like I wish people had more understanding and looked into context and than trying to be right about someone negatively.
And he said he wanted to be professional and not ruin the team’s vibes. That isn’t anything wrong to say. Maybe not best response but not everyone’s can be PC and perfect man. I agree he should know he was okaying bad and deserved to come off the bench but as Insaid he maybe believed he can still Help winning by starting and it’s a hard thing for many players to accept at times. It’s hard when so many are talented and have legit talent but sometimes not good enough. You can’t make the NBA without some confidence but sometimes it can be too much.
We would not be in the playoffs if he did not show up. Also, i need to the same spirit on bron jacking ill advised 3s that kill the team momentum and going for the highlight reel and missed dunk. Realplayers know that messed up
i doubt he is a laker next year but he did help them the 2 prev series but his money is crazy for what he has done. I see them keeping RUI and AR and adding some others.
DLo is good. Someone needs to tell him he needs to work on his game a lot. Keep him for reasonable money. He needs play like Austin Reeves tough on defense/offense.
It's amazing how the Lakers always need a scapegoat when they have a bad season. First, it was Frank Vogel, then Russell Westbrook, often Darvin Ham, and now D'Angelo Russell.......ignoring the positives and focusing on the negatives. So predictable!!!!!
His contribution successfully helped Lakers get in playoffs , during the team transition, He was like that , his here and there helped team , period , Good Luck DLo !
I Like DLO / But He is HIGHLY UNRELIABLE . And This Wasn't His First Time . If. The Lakers Are Serious About Winning {in the Playoffs} , DLO is NOT The Answer at PG .
Darvin Ham, @AntDavis23 , @Dloading , should all feel sick to their stomachs today for not backing up Lebron this series! Made the man want to retire early smh
He wasn’t ready to be targeted like he was. The Nuggets knew he’s been sneakily crucial to that team and Bruce Brown said it was among their main priorities to shut him down.
The fact that Denver specifically chose to attack *HIM* tells you everything you need to know. Lakers will never win a ring with Dlo in the starting lineup. Get rid of him immediately.
He needs to work on his awareness on defensive assignments and actually try to play defense. And increase his speed, quickness, and conditioning to keep up with fast guards like Russ, Fox, Ja, Steph, and Maxey. He is one of the slowest guards in the league. His strength and height as a combo guard is his advantage that he could use against those faster guys if he really worked on his isolation game and post moves. He should study guys less athletic guys like Luka, Fultz, and Murray who use their size to get by defenders and earn high percentage shots. Many times in the playoffs he kind of was non existent because of his lack of aggression getting to the basket. At least Schroeder was attacking the basket and creating for teammates. DLO has potential and has obviously matured, but he got to try harder and focus. Countless times he just dribbling without purpose and settling for that low percentage and difficult mid range floater. He has talent and I believe he can be better somewhere else that is not a contending team. When that jumper is not falling, he’s kind of unplayable.
I like his fit on teams like Raptors(if Fred leaves), Rockets, Bulls(to fill in for Lonzo’s injuries) and Wizards. Maybe even a contending team like the Heat if they trade away Vincent or Lowery. If I’m the Suns, I might would trade Ayton for Russell since Ayton probably wants out and it would be an upgrade over Cam Payne. Not having Chris Paul anymore is a loss for the suns, so they should consider filling the void for that starting point guard position. Lakers would be able to move AD to the pf position and allow Ayton to play center. This will be similar to the bubble where AD and Javale/Dwight filled in that frontcourt lineup which won the Lakers a championship. A dark horse team to acquire Dlo could be Memphis. This will allow Memphis to stay in playoff contention while Ja is away from team. Once Ja returns, they could ship Dlo at trade deadline just like Warriors did a few years ago.
Hes not the starter...great backup..he is liability on defense and not consistent enough on offense..if hes willing to take under 15 million a year for a backup role
@@ryanbeltran9413 bro look at his mood in the press conference compared to everyone else. You think him coming off the bench last game is gonna want to make you believe that he wants to come back? He said it perfectly when he was on the wolves, they were holding him back just like the lakers were
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He had a bad series against Denver but dont forget his contributions during the regular season that helped the Lakers reached the 7th seed, and also he has a good series vs GSW and MEM, I wouldn't mind if they bring him back for the RIGHT PRICE, he's still young and he can learn from this past playoff experience and be better moving forward
Exactly! 👏🏻
Thank u, someone with some sense! They haven't played a full season 2gether. Not even a training camp
@@Drew-gh9fr He did have a good series against both of them. Not great efficiency, but 17ppg is definitely good in playoff basketball
Best comments. If he can get trained with Phil Handy, how much improvement can he make?
Great, now we trade him
Angelo Russell needs to earn the D back in his name and work on his defense
frrrr he has such a long wingspan he needs to use it
@@elvide0 Facts it's not like he can't do it he just needs to work really hard on it this off-season
You mean it’s just ‘Angel Russell. He congratulated himself??
Facts
@@elvide0 It’s a mentality and lack of upper body strength. He looks like he doesn’t lift weights or drink protein shakes. Dude is flat out “SOFT”
Salute to D-Lo. His level of maturity throughout the entire season and exit interview after getting benched is something that should be applauded. He had a rough series in the WCF but let's not loose site of the contributions he's made throughout the rest of the season/playoffs. Would love to see him back in the purple & gold next season!
Same actually based take. He gave a lot to this team while only doing for a couple of weeks!
Well put your right that last series was a dog fight can't say he didn't ball this season tho he played his game when he could
He's trash come playoff time his entire career. Couple of good games don't change that. Sign and trade this guy. He'd delusional. He thinks he's a star but plays like a 8th man of the bench most if the time. On top of that he's horrible at running pick n rolls which impacts AD'S effectiveness amd he's God awful on defense. WHY THE HELL WOULD U WANT HIM BACK IF U ROUTE FOR THE LAKERS
He was terrible in the WCF but he was a KEY player to this team in the two previous rounds. I'll keep him as long as he doesn't demand crazy money.
He’s a 30M$ player=THATS CRAZY and keeps you from getting somebody better. Van fleet or “somebody else” are PROVE. DLo is 30% FOR HIS CAREER in the playoffs expecting different is INSANITY
@@smithma4275 You can’t even get somebody better if you let him walk for free. At the minimum you extend him and then trade him for elite role-players. The best decision is to extend him, it would hurt the Lakers trade flexibility if you let him walk. I’m still giving up to next years trade deadline to improve. He was great for us in the regular season, good in the playoffs, just a bad series against Denver.
@@smithma4275 he has the talent to adjust they were only together for a couple months.. chill
Yeah that’s the problem he IS going to demand a bag he does not deserve. This is dlo we’re talking about dude thinks he’s a star. “Thinks” being the key word. 😐😭
@@smithma4275 bro how tf is that your take from the playoffs. Mother fucker played against the Sixers with no talent on his team? He ain’t supposed to single carry his entire team against the sixers
DLo my favorite player🥶🥶🥶
D’Lo has all the potential to be that 3rd scoring option, idc what the analyst on networks say, sure he played terrible in the WCF but we don’t even make it there without this dude.
Thank you DLo, you helped this team a lot throughout the end of the season and early playoffs. One of my fav PGs ton of respect for you! Hope you come back to LA next year
Surprised with his answer when the reporter asked him what to work on lol. “I know im nice and i can be better than your PG, SH”. You can work on your defense so bruce brown and the whole nuggets team don’t target you so much that Ham was forced to bench you lol
LA is ruthless. This man had everyone on that team doing his signature 'Ice in my Veins' 3pt celebration. He was the heart of this team. Now after two months and one bad series, the whole city wants him gone. Unreal.
Averaging 6.3 PPG at 32% and 13% splits for 4 whole games you deserve to be gone after that. He helped Lakers out huge in the regular season but that didn’t transfer into the playoffs against Memphis and Nuggets. Warriors he did good but 1/3 series ain’t enough.
As bad as he was against Denver... we don't get to the conf finals without DLo heating up against memphis and GSW... He's a little streaky, but I'd be happy to bring him back and get a real full season with the team.
Dlo had a bad series man give him another chance don’t let him walk
This was his other chance
D-Lo can shoot. Bron going 1-20 on 3s in the 4th. D-Lo could have helped
He shot 30% in the playoffs from 3.
D-Lo got unfinished business. Hope he's back. Kid has a lot if skills. A summer with Phil Handy & a training camp will take him to the next level.
What next level is that bro?? Like seriously asking
People seem to not realize that if you let Dlo walk then Lakers LOSE cap space for the team. You are better off keeping him to trade in future.
Agreed except i wouldn't mind him back if he would take less money meaning like 15 mil/year instead of 31 mil for like a 2 year deal.
@@erichchan3 Less money doesn't make sense for either side... if the Lakers want to keep him solely for cap purposes to trade him later, the bigger salary will be more useful and for DLO to take a short term deal he's going to want a higher annual figure.
Had nothing to do with defense...he wasnt brought in for that, had everything to do with him not making shots, hope hes back
Patted himself on the back alot for a guy who scored 4-5 pts per game in the conf finals
I didn't care for that at all, very insecure thing to say multiple times. The questions weren't even super tough and he was getting defensive a bit. Come on Dlo man up and re sign and be better.
@@gaberox1 reporters actually let him off pretty easy. Just an interesting contrast from Lebron saying success only comes with winning a championship, and dlo says it was super successful to make it to WCF. Shows how different mindsets they have, and makes sense because Dlo probably already settled for making it to the WCF that he wasn’t as invested into the games as Lebron was. Surprised nobody brought up being -50 the entire series. That’s a starter, and those numbers are the difference between winning and losing
We all have slumps in our life time. He will bounce back!
Is Malik Beasley gonna bounce back
he will on another team
@@mr.leroysmith7012 cold blooded….
I understand he had one bad series, but the truth is Denver hunted him, exposed him, and it affected his offensive game. He gets rattled, doesn’t have a counter move, or a lot of force to run through obstacles and get to the basket. A high salary core player simply can’t have a bad series. Maybe a bad game. This is a pattern and narrative of his career. We do need to retain his cap hold because it’s spending power…hopefully a reasonable price at around $20M or even under
He’ll be much cheaper than his previous contract. Darvin gave him no mins against Denver. He made the right moves for LAL to get swept.. giving too many mins to Schroder w/ his careless turnovers & wildly overstated defense
I hope we keep DLO - he is not a max player and we need to prioritise Austin and Rui. But for DLO, it comes down to defense and hustle - if he can improve to be solid (and not a liability) then he can be valuable for us
If it ain't happened by now.....
This guy is full of himself. Humility is what you need first.
To those who are saying trade Dlo for Kyrie or Trae, do you know the consequences of the lakers trading for kyrie? the depth will be gone because it will trigger a hard cap, while for Trae, which asset we have would they have interest in for trading besides austin and the 17th pick? DO YOU REALLY WANT TO GET AUSTIN TRADED FOR TRAE? GET REAL YOU INTERNET BABIES, STOP THOSE PIPE DREAMS LMAO
Reaves, Trae and AD would be free throw shooting heaven though lol
Top heavy doesn't work in this era imo
If we miss out on Kyrie DLO will be back I still believe in him he will bounce back! He was amazing Vs Memphis and golden state
We don’t want kyrie
nah too many drama on kyrie.. keep this guy👍
We do not want Kyrie unless he comes for 7-10M which is not happening. Kyrie + LA = bye bye Reaves + Rui
Yes Kyrie to LA make it happen
Agree bro. It’s unfair to say DLO is bad he just need sometime to adjust and this happen during summer camp.
D'Lo did not play well *at all* vs Denver, but I think we need a reminder that D'Lo was the 2nd best player during LeBron's injury and he helped contribute to legitimate victories.
D'Lo was also one of the biggest reasons for victory against Memphis and he was the biggest reason we defeated Golden State by dominating in game 1 to secure a crucial road win.
A little humility would go a long way.
What was weird for me was in this series there were times I really had to look to make sure he was on the floor. Needs to be more aggressive, look for his own shot. More alert on defense!
Yes same here this series!
That’s why he mentioned “adjustments” I think the game plan changed and they wanted him to be more catch and shoot player. To stretch the floor. Away from lebron.
They literally took the ball out of his hands... his touches decreased dramatically each series.
People forget this man only been here 4 mos. 1 series don't count when you shot 40%.
For some reason he underperformed in the WCF but he was a pivotal player in the first and second rounds. His measured, calculative playmaking style complements AD and LeBron and his shooting is a valued addition to the backcourt. His defence and his streakiness are liabilities that I hope he can address if he wants to continue playing with this team.
Complete success. After he just got dropped to the bench in a win or go home elimination game.
Tells you everything about his mentality.
Only if "THE PRICE IS RIGHT"!!! D-lo has NO DEFENSE.
He cost himself a whoooooole lotta 🧀
Yall capping if he didn’t hit those 3 3’s in G4 vs Memphis we might be in Cancun early. This is the problem we kept trading guys all that then chemistry/continuity suffers. We need a stable roster. Cant let him go for nothing anyways keep him around. We cant have a team with 3 max players & minimum contracts
istg these mfs be forgettin his contributions vs mem & gsw.
This like when you pick all the wrong answers to media questions, for your 2k myplayer.
Lmaoo “how do you feel about lebron retiring?” DLo: who??
Bruh this dude is arrogant af 😂
I like DLO to stay. Like all other players they have some weakness which U believe he can address comes summer camp. Remember, this team just formed pretty much like February…give them sometime to gel and build chemistry, it’s unfair to say this lineup is not working because we saw what happened after the trade deadline and play for the WCF against the no.1 team in the west is crazy to think. Nuggets is the better team from the very start of this season this achievement is remarkable to say the least…run this group again!
Only if DLo can accept like a 15 mil/year deal instead of his 32 mil/year deal. If he thinks he expects a pay bump or even deserving of 31 mil is just nuts with his stock right now. It would be wise of DLo if he would sacrifice 1 -2 years to earn his keep as to why he deserves more money instead of thinking he deserves it because he does not. I have rarely seen bball players take that road to try to prove why they are that way. Schroeder tried to do that this season after being humble from the Lakers and Celtics.
I still like Dlo as a player , yeah he was bad in the WCF but he had plenty of good games in the regular season and playoffs
Pat myself on the back twice, hmmm. Self praise no recommendation DLo.
not everyone in the comments gaslighting themselves into thinking we should keep him 😭😭😭😭
Dlo did an excellent job. At least he helped them reached WCF.The problem on the Denver series was the coach was adamant to play TT along AD in the series. I believed the coach is going to learn from this and it's an humble experience for the coaching staff. Best of luck Lakers next season !
without Dlo would we make the playoffs? there are so many games that we won because of Dlo. also, he hit some big shots on pivotal games against memphis and warriors. without him i dont think we can survive memphis
Yo he only played 8 reg season games was ducking the whole time
DLO let us down if he average at least 12 points a game we would have won all 4 games. However he still have my respect..
Dlo my guy man I was so happy he came back and he did what he could he got us back in some key games man can't blame him they did good this year
He needs to work this off-season with lethal shooter, and he really needs to work on some defense, that part of his game has always been a liability
As bad as LA was, he did good on a positive note. Sometimes you win or lose, that's life.
Are you a troll, how this guy is an NBA player???
Lakers need core and a big bench not another big 3
People forgot he has a game in memphis where he carried LA confidence back to win in 4th quarter
But where was it vs Denver?
I’d like to have him back to be honest
Best wishes Mr. Russell. Thank you.
Hawks fans chanting we don"t want you is crazy , if lakers ever trade this guy he will be a star on his next team with the amount of experience he already has in his young carrer . He has a bright future and i hope AR15 , VANDO , DLO REMAIN LAKER FOR LIFE .
He did well overall. Every player has a slump. Give him a full season to see results
CAREER 39% playoffs fg% that’s who he is in the big moments
@@smithma4275 the only other time he’s been in the playoffs is with the nets & that was once he needs more experience
@@knckrzzz WRONG=nets,Minnesota,lakers=If I’m committing 30M to you 39% fg and 33% 3pt IS NOT IT…..
He's going into his 9th season. This is just who he is: An okay regular season player on a middle of the road team. He has no dawg in him and can't handle playoff pressure against good teams.
He is a good player during the regular season. But he has a slump every playoff appearance. From BKN to MIN, and LA today. Dlo has a 32.9% from three, 38.9% FG, 78.2% FT, AND, -28.3 +/-. AND, you are paying him $30m every year. He has skills but a poor mentality. Seems like he is capable to perform better, but, I don't see why he is a player that cost you $30m a year right now.
Dude is just like KAT I see exactly why their best friends I used to root for bro now he a top their goofy “complete success” DO NOT BRING HIM BACK
I'm not even a Lakers fan ( from Detroit, but a LeBron supporter) and this dudes attitude makes my stomach hurt !! 🤮
Very humble and un selfish responses. Me me me
I understand you like your pace Dlo but my boy you can be a lot more effective with that pace
I would much rather have someone who can be consistent not just regular season games but in playoffs.
We forget he helped us win a bunch of regular season games . Can’t shade him for his performance in the last series. He balled out against the Ws too . Keep Him!
lakers dont celebrate playoffs participation. dlo is NOT a post season player.
We need another season of him, sure he played horrible vs Denver but he was great all the rest of playoffs and he did help us get into the playoffs in the first place
Reasons why DLO isn't championship material
1. He thought this season was an absolute success
2. He thought only of himself when he was removed as a starter
Yup. And I noticed he kept Bringing himself and always made it about him. Saying things like “I Pat myself on the back” terrible mentality
He had a rough series but he'll be better next yr
Thanks ftom a nuggets and warriors fan.
No cap,D-low doesn't have that dawg in him when you need it most. Us Laker fans don't want him back!
3:15 See this mentality right here says everything. How can you say it’s tough, when your play on the court was garbage? The more respectable thing to say is “I understood the decision and want to do whatever it takes to win and give us the best chance to win. If that means I’m off the bench, I accept it” but instead he makes it about him.
Dude I get the point and I wish D lo breaks off this mentality but I swear people like to act orally superior and project into others.
D lo isn’t the only on not just in basketball but in life. People are complicated and have different personalities. Not everyone is the same and it’s sucks and I wish people had more ability to not get caught up in ego things, but people have to understand or just vilify someone for these traits.
It sucks man cause I believe D lo is not the worst person and believe he can be better as a player on and off the court.
You have to get too this is like the first time he was benched ever since maybe his rookie or sophomore year.
He has been starter for a long time whether you like it or not and people either trusted him or failed to be more hard on him. As a fan I honestly wish he was removed as a starter after game 1 or 2. I think he has has needed tocbe benched for a while but at least Ham did it last night and hopefully D lo learns.
Dude if you love the game and believe in yourself so much sometimes it can be tough when you get demoted. Also like you’re a general and you get demoted to lieutenant even though you maybe feel you earned that over the years.
I know D lo isn’t perfect and I don’t agree with many of his antics or comments many times, but I think this is something is true for many others.
Basketball is a sport that enables a lot of this behavior man. I wish it can stop but it’s part of it and hopefully people like Dclo grown out of it and many players have had this and brown from it. Like I wish people had more understanding and looked into context and than trying to be right about someone negatively.
And he said he wanted to be professional and not ruin the team’s vibes. That isn’t anything wrong to say. Maybe not best response but not everyone’s can be PC and perfect man. I agree he should know he was okaying bad and deserved to come off the bench but as Insaid he maybe believed he can still
Help winning by starting and it’s a hard thing for many players to accept at times.
It’s hard when so many are talented and have legit talent but sometimes not good enough. You can’t make the NBA without some confidence but sometimes it can be too much.
D lo is dumpster juice , it’s not his fault
We would not be in the playoffs if he did not show up. Also, i need to the same spirit on bron jacking ill advised 3s that kill the team momentum and going for the highlight reel and missed dunk. Realplayers know that messed up
i doubt he is a laker next year but he did help them the 2 prev series but his money is crazy for what he has done. I see them keeping RUI and AR and adding some others.
This kid has become more cerebral as time has aged him! Mad respect for this "Bad Cop" gone good!
He said he was nice. I heard that! 🏀
DLo is good. Someone needs to tell him he needs to work on his game a lot. Keep him for reasonable money. He needs play like Austin Reeves tough on defense/offense.
It's amazing how the Lakers always need a scapegoat when they have a bad season. First, it was Frank Vogel, then Russell Westbrook, often Darvin Ham, and now D'Angelo Russell.......ignoring the positives and focusing on the negatives. So predictable!!!!!
That's what happens when there are expectations to win a championship. Pistons don't have a scapegoat problem, I wonder why?
It's enough criticism to ho around.. AD gets some also
He said complete success lol
Not taking enough accountability for his poor play i dont think lakers should keep him
Hopefully he comes back he definitely helped us compete in the playoffs
There's a pretty big difference here...
He helped us GET TO the playoffs. He didn't exactly help us compete in the playoffs and win games 😖😖😖
His contribution successfully helped Lakers get in playoffs , during the team transition, He was like that , his here and there helped team , period , Good Luck DLo !
Resign him please
At around 6 min Dlo talks about his good chemistry with Austin Reaves. How many assists to Reaves did he have?
Chip on his shoulder. It’s giving Jordan Poole-ish bratty vibes.
Keep him for 15 mil a year
We good on that
Nope! His play is worth $9M/year.
I Like DLO / But He is HIGHLY UNRELIABLE . And This Wasn't His First Time . If. The Lakers Are Serious About Winning {in the Playoffs} , DLO is NOT The Answer at PG .
Not even hating but you’re right…. He’s not that dude for it… the deeper we went in the playoffs, the more he started shrinking
He can’t attack the rim at all
Darvin Ham, @AntDavis23 , @Dloading , should all feel sick to their stomachs today for not backing up Lebron this series! Made the man want to retire early smh
It sucks they depended on a 38 yo man like that… if DLo gives us 10 points we win
He wasn’t ready to be targeted like he was. The Nuggets knew he’s been sneakily crucial to that team and Bruce Brown said it was among their main priorities to shut him down.
He has a lot of skill, though would've liked to see him drive into the lane a lot more. Really can't see any teams willing to give him a big contract.
This guy can help more with more a chance to prepare & play all season long with Lebron & Ad etc
DLo and the other new guys did the best they could in the short time they had together. Some adapted faster than others, but they all contributed.
Every since he been trying to advertise his sports drink his shooting went klump
The fact that Denver specifically chose to attack *HIM* tells you everything you need to know.
Lakers will never win a ring with Dlo in the starting lineup. Get rid of him immediately.
Defense this offseason get better man
Asked him were the champs belt he claimed against the Memphis
He needs to work on his awareness on defensive assignments and actually try to play defense. And increase his speed, quickness, and conditioning to keep up with fast guards like Russ, Fox, Ja, Steph, and Maxey. He is one of the slowest guards in the league. His strength and height as a combo guard is his advantage that he could use against those faster guys if he really worked on his isolation game and post moves. He should study guys less athletic guys like Luka, Fultz, and Murray who use their size to get by defenders and earn high percentage shots. Many times in the playoffs he kind of was non existent because of his lack of aggression getting to the basket. At least Schroeder was attacking the basket and creating for teammates. DLO has potential and has obviously matured, but he got to try harder and focus. Countless times he just dribbling without purpose and settling for that low percentage and difficult mid range floater. He has talent and I believe he can be better somewhere else that is not a contending team. When that jumper is not falling, he’s kind of unplayable.
I like his fit on teams like Raptors(if Fred leaves), Rockets, Bulls(to fill in for Lonzo’s injuries) and Wizards. Maybe even a contending team like the Heat if they trade away Vincent or Lowery. If I’m the Suns, I might would trade Ayton for Russell since Ayton probably wants out and it would be an upgrade over Cam Payne. Not having Chris Paul anymore is a loss for the suns, so they should consider filling the void for that starting point guard position. Lakers would be able to move AD to the pf position and allow Ayton to play center. This will be similar to the bubble where AD and Javale/Dwight filled in that frontcourt lineup which won the Lakers a championship. A dark horse team to acquire Dlo could be Memphis. This will allow Memphis to stay in playoff contention while Ja is away from team. Once Ja returns, they could ship Dlo at trade deadline just like Warriors did a few years ago.
I think he know deep down he can get traded over the summer for you know who
Where’s the Coco 5 tho!??
As terrible he was against Denver he deserves all the praise he was the biggest part of theyre turn around.
Keep him please!
This offseason, Dlo, you gotta work on your defensive intensity.
He comes off as pretty self-centered in this interview. There's always room to work on and improve your game, he needs to keep his ego in check.
Hes not the starter...great backup..he is liability on defense and not consistent enough on offense..if hes willing to take under 15 million a year for a backup role
If the lakers could have go malcolm Brogdan or halibrlurgton
I'm still pissed how the Celtics swiped Brog for peanuts from Indi
Bring Back DLOOOOOOO
Lets go Lakers
💜💛
If he would’ve attacked the rim more & not settle for 3s in these playoffs, we would’ve been 2-2 going back to Denver, maybe even 3-1
He can't. He's Soft.
Doesn't play hard enough on defense to me so I'm out on DLo. Move AR to PG1, RUI to PG2, lebron SF, AD PF, and they need a banger for center
Recency bias is different we need him back
Dlo still seems immature . We don’t want him back . He’s been traded so many times for a reason .
You are not the gm you feeling don't matter
D'elusional Russell
Send this man to the Shanghai sharks 😂
It’s not that Lakers fans want D-Lo gone. D-Lo doesn’t want to be in LA
Dude you don’t know that Jesus.
@@ryanbeltran9413 bro look at his mood in the press conference compared to everyone else. You think him coming off the bench last game is gonna want to make you believe that he wants to come back? He said it perfectly when he was on the wolves, they were holding him back just like the lakers were