His talent would tantalize and his feet would never quite get a chance to settle, moving from the Los Angeles Lakers to the Brooklyn Nets,
Golden State Warriors, Minnesota Timberwolves, and back to the Lakers.
But on Saturday, when his aggressive scoring helped the Lakers thrash the Warriors 127-97 in Game 3 of the Western Conference Semifinals,
Russell displayed a wide range of abilities that today's youth would refer to as his "bag."
The Warriors were rattled by those three early three-pointers. During his four-minute solo run, he made a transition layup to put the Lakers up 11-4.
That spinning midrange look. Two more 3-pointers were made, and then a layup was made on the break.
The fact that Russell wore a real bag on his hip after his game-ending performance of 21 points, five assists, and a plus-14 rating helped the Lakers take a 2-1 lead in the series.
It was only appropriate. However, of all the dimes he passed out, the one he gave out after the game was the one that said the most about where he is in his life right now.
It has been three years and three months since the Warriors landed Andrew Wiggins by way of the three-team deal that sent Russell to Minnesota,
yet there’s no resentment from the way his Golden State chapter ended. The Warriors were the ones who gave Russell a four-year, $117 million deal in the Kevin Durant sign-and-trade with Brooklyn,