Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks says point guard D'Angelo Russell “knows how we feel about him.”
Russell becomes a restricted free agent this summer. The lefty made his first All-Star team this season and led the Nets to the playoffs.
As a restricted free agent, Russell can sign an offer sheet with another team if he wants to. The Nets would then have 48 hours to match the offer sheet or let him walk.
“He’s an effective-type player,” Marks said, via Greg Logan of Newsday. “Maybe he doesn’t necessarily fit one particular analytics mold. He’s obviously one of our more talented players. You said we’ll have decisions. D’Angelo is going to have decisions, too.
“It’s something we have to keep navigating and see where it will go. As of right now, he’s a Brooklyn Net. That hasn’t changed. I think D’Angelo knows how we feel about him.”
The Nets acquired Russell from the Los Angeles Lakers in the summer of 2017. The former No. 2 overall pick averaged 21.1 points, 3.9 rebounds and 7.0 assists per game this season. He shot 43.4 percent from the field, 36.9 percent from beyond the arc and 78.0 percent from the free-throw line.
The Nets will have cap space to sign star free agents this summer. There have been rumors that Brooklyn could go after Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant.
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