Los Angeles Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell is activating his $18.7-million player option to return for the 2024-25 season, he confirmed to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin.
Russell is coming off his first full season with the Lakers since a 2023 trade from the Minnesota Timberwolves restored him to the team that drafted him.
Russell averaged 18 points on 45.6% shooting from the floor and 41.5% from 3-point range last year. A streaky shooter by nature, his numbers dipped in the playoffs and he became a lightning rod for criticism as the Lakers fell in the first round to the Denver Nuggets.
