D'Angelo Russell is excited for second his opportunity with the Brooklyn Nets after being traded away by the Los Angeles Lakers.

Once he found his way back to the Lakers in 2023, former All-Star guard D'Angelo Russell celebrated being given a second chance with the franchise. But not even two full seasons after his return, Russell was traded again to another one of his former teams.

After months of talks, negotiations and a late race to the finish line, the Los Angeles Lakers finally traded for Dorian Finney-Smith. It cost them D'Angelo Russell, Maxwell Lewis and three unprotected second-round picks, but Rob Pelinka finally landed the two-way wing who has alluded him for multiple transaction windows.