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Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr is hoping to make up for lost time with new star addition D’Angelo Russell. The 53-year-old has had his hands full since a Game 6 loss in the NBA Finals, getting only a few weeks of rest before embarking on a quest with Team USA as Gregg Popovich’s […]

Golden State Warriors power forward Draymond Green is looking forward to playing with D’Angelo Russell, Willie Cauley-Stein and Kevon Looney next season. Russell and Cauley-Stein are the newcomers on the Warriors, while Looney has been in Golden State for the past four years. Green says Russell, Cauley-Stein and Looney are “coming in with something to […]

It seems like All-Star point guard D’Angelo Russell has the overwhelming support of his new Golden State Warriors teammate Stephen Curry. Several weeks after Klay Thompson said that the Warriors were fortunate to acquire Russell from the Brooklyn Nets, it’s now Curry’s turn to share his thoughts on the 23-year-old guard. In a media huddle […]

Golden State Warriors guard D’Angelo Russell returns to Barclays Center to face the Brooklyn Nets on February 5. Russell played two seasons for the Nets and made his first All-Star team last season. The lefty guided Brooklyn to the playoffs, but after the team signed star point guard Kyrie Irving in free agency this summer, […]

Very few can argue that the Golden State Warriors dynasty has yet to come to an end. Perhaps even the most faithful of Dubs supporters would admit that at best, their team’s perpetual dominance in the league has been put on hold following what has turned out to be a miserable past few months for […]

The Golden State Warriors made one of the more surprising moves of the offseason last month, swinging a sign-and-trade for All-Star guard D’Angelo Russell. The deal came on the heels of the Warriors losing Kevin Durant, so, at the very least, Golden State was able to recoup something for losing its best player. Russell, who […]

Golden State Warriors point guard D’Angelo Russell says he’s “getting to see a lot of different parts” about the business side of the NBA. Russell will be playing for his third team in five years next season. The new Warriors guard played two seasons each with the Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets. “Oh man, […]

Golden State Warriors guard D’Angelo Russell is excited to play for head coach Steve Kerr. Russell, who will start in the Warriors’ backcourt alongside Stephen Curry while Klay Thompson recovers from an ACL injury, says Kerr “brings out the best in his players.” “I’ve had small conversations with him, but nothing too major so far,” […]

Golden State Warriors All-Star point guard D’Angelo Russell says a lot of teams — and not just the Dubs — are “flying under the radar” after the crazy offseason moves which took place this summer. One of the biggest moves this offseason was the Los Angeles Lakers’ acquisition of superstar big man Anthony Davis in […]

All-Star point guard D’Angelo Russell is “beyond excited” to join the Golden State Warriors, who have been to five straight NBA Finals and won three out of the last five championships. Russell says the Warriors “do nothing but win.” The former No. 2 overall pick is looking forward to learning what it takes to compete […]

D’Angelo Russell credited his recent surge as an All-Star in the NBA to finally getting the opportunity to shine. The new Golden State Warriors addition was bound to make his mark with the Brooklyn Nets quickly after being traded by the Los Angeles Lakers in 2017, though an early-season injury derailed that process. The shifty […]

Golden State Warriors newcomer D’Angelo Russell isn’t worried about a change that will see him get more opportunities playing off the ball than dominating it, as he did for the past two seasons with the Brooklyn Nets. The lefty guard offered that the NBA has evolved into a positionless game in which players must be […]

New Golden State Warriors recruit D’Angelo Russell will be swimming in unfamiliar waters as he enters the fifth season of his young career. With the Dubs, Russell will be sliding down to a second option (or perhaps even third, once Klay Thompson returns from injury), after establishing himself as the go-to guy for the Brooklyn […]

D’Angelo Russell will have the chance to learn from one of the most innovative minds in basketball, now bound to play alongside a two-time MVP in Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors. The newcomer is hoping to approach this new venture of his NBA career with open arms and an even more open mind, […]

Golden State Warriors guard D’Angelo Russell is already salivating at the chance of pairing up with one of the best shooters in league history in Stephen Curry, likely to slide into Klay Thompson’s spot as he recovers from an ACL injury for the first part of the 2019-20 season. The lefty is going into his […]

D’Angelo Russell recently joined new teammate Stephen Curry for some of his summer workouts ahead of what’s soon to be a new backcourt partnership between them. The two reviewed their first interaction as positive, but Curry’s trainer, Brandon Payne, was encouraged by what he saw as the two took the court. “We’ve had D-Lo in […]

Moving to a new team can be an arduous endeavor for NBA players. They’re often asked to change their style of play, or even their position entirely. D’Angelo Russell isn’t all that worried about adapting to his new role with the Golden State Warriors, however. In fact, he’s confident the team will be able to […]

Despite the fact that the last season could not have ended in a more terrible fashion for the Golden State Warriors, there is definitely still a lot to look forward to in the coming year. For one, head coach Steve Kerr is already envisioning his new lineup of death, which will include the trio of […]

The Golden State Warriors almost lost two-time Finals MVP Kevin Durant for nothing in free agency, but they were able to convince him to work do a sign-and-trade with his preferred destination, the Brooklyn Nets. This allowed the Dubs to acquire All-Star guard D’Angelo Russell, and for Klay Thompson, it was a huge move for […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr admits they will ‘desperately’ need D’Angelo Russell in the upcoming NBA season. The Warriors will enter the 2019-20 season as a playoff team but not a title contender. After all, they lost Kevin Durant to the Brooklyn Nets this offseason, while All-Star sharpshooter Klay Thompson is expected to […]

Phoenix Suns point guard Devin Booker hasn’t been in a really good situation since entering the NBA back in 2015. In his first four years in the league, his team has been stuck at the bottom of the standings and hasn’t really been competitive. Sometimes, he dreams of having some kind of help — an […]

There are a lot of really good players around the NBA, and in a league that has really changed over the last several years, players who may not have been all that useful 10 years ago are suddenly really important today. But even with the NBA landscape changing and with the infusion of new talent […]

Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson believes point guard D’Angelo Russell is just scratching the surface on his potential in the NBA. Thompson, who is going to miss a big chunk of next season recovering from an ACL tear, says Russell is going to blossom into a superstar in this league: "Adding D’Angelo Russell, […]

With training camps still in the distance, let’s take a moment to discuss seven young NBA players who are poised to break out as stars in the 2019-20 season. De’Aaron Fox Fox made a substantial jump in his sophomore season, but he still has another notch to go. He finished second in Most Improved Player […]

It has barely been a few weeks since the Golden State Warriors introduced D’Angelo Russell as their latest addition, but it seems the young guard has already started to put in the work next to new teammate Stephen Curry. The lefty All-Star posed for a photo next to the two-time MVP in what has to […]

Jared Dudley was not surprised to see his former teammate D’Angelo Russell bolt for the Golden State Warriors in a sign-and-trade proposition, knowing that he’ll get the full max for his services. The now-Los Angeles Lakers forward shared his lone season with the Brooklyn Nets close to the young point man, keenly aware of how […]

D’Angelo Russell’s former teammate Jared Dudley gave him a sound endorsement, despite having spent only a short time with him during his tenure with the Brooklyn Nets. The now-Los Angeles Lakers forward noted the new Golden State Warriors addition will be a sponge, hoping to soak up knowledge from the small core of veterans left […]

Golden State Warriors guard D’Angelo Russell is here to stay, according to an anonymous executive. The Warriors acquired the one-time All-Star in the Kevin Durant sign-and-trade with the Brooklyn Nets despite a heavy push from the Minnesota Timberwolves to sign Russell should he be renounced and become an unrestricted free agent, but that never materialized. […]

The Golden State Warriors had circled the opportunity to sign free agent D’Angelo Russell as an option months earlier when mapping out all the possible scenarios for the offseason, according to Marcus Thompson II of The Athletic. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported Kyrie Irving would sign with the Brooklyn Nets as early as the evening of […]

Team USA was never bringing its best possible roster to the 2019 FIBA World Cup. Superstars like LeBron James, Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, and Kawhi Leonard all opted against playing for the national program this summer. Still, their collective absence hardly meant the Americans’ pool of available talent, with players the caliber of James Harden […]

It has been an unexpectedly busy offseason for the Golden State Warriors, who saw an unusual amount of roster turnover after a fifth straight trip to the NBA Finals. With Kevin Durant gone, the Warriors will have to heavily rely on Stephen Curry, especially since he won’t be sharing the backcourt with Klay Thompson for […]

Brooklyn Nets swingman Caris LeVert was happy to see former teammate D’Angelo Russell get a max deal with the Golden State Warriors as part of a sign-and-trade for Kevin Durant. The two played two seasons together and witnessed each other’s injuries and setbacks through the course of the season, developing a true bond in their […]

Minnesota Timberwolves star center Karl-Anthony Towns has no hard feelings toward good friend D’Angelo Russell for choosing the Golden State Warriors instead of joining forces with him. D’Angelo Russell entered the summer as one of the top free agents on the market. The Timberwolves were one of the teams favored to get him. Karl-Anthony Towns […]

Before the end of last season, rumors flew that former Celtic Kyrie Irving was on his way to the Brooklyn Nets in the offseason. Fans wondered how he would fit in with the Nets current All-Star, D’Angelo Russell. Ultimately, the pairing never came to be. Russell was swapped to the Golden State Warriors before he […]

The Golden State Warriors managed to salvage Kevin Durant’s departure by executing a sign-and-trade for D’Angelo Russell. While the newly minted All-Star seems like a strong return for what could have possibly been nothing but dust remaining from Durant’s exit, one scout is concerned that Russell might have reached the peak of his ability already: […]

Kevin Durant did not exactly leave the Golden State Warriors high and dry when he decided to walk away from the squad to team up with Kyrie Irving in the Brooklyn Nets. As a matter of fact, thanks to a last-minute sign-and-trade deal, Durant’s exit eventually led to the arrival of D’Angelo Russell as the […]

Faced with the prospect of losing Kevin Durant for nothing, the cash-strapped Golden State Warriors agreed to sign and trade the two-time MVP to his preferred destination of the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for D’Angelo Russell. From the very beginning, Russell’s acquisition by the Warriors was considered an asset play more than anything else. They […]

After losing to the Toronto Raptors in the NBA Finals, the Golden State Warriors had to turn over a new leaf. With Kevin Durant announcing that he would be signing with the Brooklyn Nets, Golden State scrambled to orchestrate a sign-and-trade that would bring Nets guard D’Angelo Russell to the Bay Area. In the process, […]

The NBA offseason is always filled with major shakeups, but this year’s has been one of the most active in recent memory, with many different stars changing teams by way of trade or free agency. Nearly two weeks after the new league year, teams may not be done just yet. Here are five stars who […]