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Ex-Lakers star D’Angelo Russell leaves NBA for surprising China opportunity

D'Angelo Russell is continuing his professional basketball journey abroad after securing an agreement with the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association. The former thirty-year-old guard departs North America following a departure from the Memphis Grizzlies earlier in the month, marking a new chapter outside the National Basketball Association.

Originally selected second overall in the 2015 draft by the Los Angeles Lakers, Russell endured a mixed initial tenure with the franchise before stints with the Brooklyn Nets, Golden State Warriors, and Minnesota Timberwolves. He later returned to Los Angeles via a multi-team trade in February 2023, delivering improved output that included averaging eighteen points during the 2023-24 campaign.

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