D'Angelo Russell - Savvy Scorer 15/16 (Rookie Year)

D’Angelo Russell. 2018 NBA All-Star. Finished as the runner up in NBA Most Improved Player voting. Russell went from 2nd overall pick to 2nd fiddle in Kobe Bryant’s farewell tour to primary option on a young, seemingly stud filled Laker lineup, to getting shipped to Brooklyn when Magic Johnson didn’t quite see his value (he is ONLY 23 right now). Yes, he was a head case, but whatever Kenny Atkinson and his crew have managed to do with DLo in his 2 seasons with the Nets has been nothing short of remarkable. He has helped Russell remind people of the tantalizing talent he is simply by being proficient and professional both on and off the floor. His early career was tainted in Los Angeles, but here he stands, the lone NBA All-Star (shout out to Caris LaVert, who looked to be headed to the All-Star game himself before he went down with an early season injury) on a team that has made the playoffs after years wandering the desert.

Basically, DLo is one of the drippiest players in the league, and his moves are so damn smooth that I had to make a video about it. There’s a lot of debate about how his game has gotten better and more precise, but I have heard it be argued that maybe he just made more floaters this season compared to missing a bunch from seasons’ past…to that I say: this season was a great season for DLo and we’ll just have to wait and see if he can continue to perform at this new All-Star level.

One of the things I thought would be interesting to do was put this video out there of DLo and his rookie season, and give people the ability to compared and contrast how he looked to score in his freshman campaign versus how he does it now.

https://www.sny.tv/nets/news/kenny-atkinson-has-created-a-star-in-dangelo-russell-and-a-playoff-team-in-brooklyn/303335100/

https://nypost.com/2019/04/09/kenny-atkinson-pays-dangelo-russell-the-ultimate-compliment/

Видео D'Angelo Russell - Savvy Scorer 15/16 (Rookie Year) канала Evin Gualberto