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The 2024 offseason has done nothing but raise eyebrows for fans of the Los Angeles Lakers. Sure, they made a major coaching change, hiring JJ Redick as the team’s new head coach following two solid, if uninspiring years from Darvin Ham, and they also brought in Dalton Knecht, one of the best players in college basketball last season, via the draft.
But other than that, they have mostly brought back the same roster that won just 47 games last season and followed that up with one postseason win against their bogey team — the Denver Nuggets.
It remains unclear just what exactly the Lakers front office’s plans are when it comes to improving the team. Having LeBron James and Anthony Davis on the roster means that they have the foundational pieces of a title-contending team.
But to add a third star or to at least improve the team, the Lakers will now have to explore the trade route once more — with D’Angelo Russell being one of the most likely casualties.
Now, it appears as though something is brewing on the Lakers trade front, at least based off of Russell’s social media activity. On Monday night, Russell tweeted out an emoji of a person holding back tears while smiling — a cryptic tweet that raised the suspicion of plenty of fans on X, formerly known as Twitter
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