The 30-year-old guard joined the Memphis club at the beginning of July when he was traded from the Dallas Mavericks team.
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However, he will not wear the “Grizzlies” uniform. Journalist Evan Sidery reports that the club is expected to release D. Russell, who will become a free agent.
According to E. Sidery, the American will look for a spot on an NBA title-contending team and agree to play for the veteran minimum, i.e., slightly less than 4 million USD.
D. Russell, drafted second overall in the 2015 NBA draft, played only 26 games last season with the Mavericks, averaging 10.2 points and 4 assists. In total, he has played 655 NBA games, averaging 17 points and 5.6 assists.
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In 2019, this player was selected to the NBA All-Star game for the only time while representing the Brooklyn Nets.
Earlier this week, D. Russell, who had previously expressed a desire to play for the Lithuanian national team, visited our country. The basketball player, engaged to Lithuanian-Canadian Laura Ivaniukas and raising two children, played golf with pop music star Justinas Jaručius and received a Kaunas “Žalgiris” jersey as a gift from him.
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