The Lakers' two mid-season trades this year have definitely changed their foundations, making them a top team in the West, and many fans have always believed that the Nets' trade with the Lakers was very crucial, causing the Lakers to lose a defensive weakness and get a defensive giant, which made the Lakers' defense stronger.

Russell's previous position with the Lakers was very awkward, and he couldn't control the ball for a long time after having James and Reaves, and letting him play as a positional shooter was not what he was good at, so the Lakers traded him was a very smart choice. And after trading Russell, the Lakers got Finney Smith. Finneysmith has helped the Lakers on the defensive end since joining the Lakers has been huge. He has now become one of the Lakers' top defensive giants.

After Russell left the Lakers, he did not usher in an explosion as many fans said, but his two shooting percentages declined, and after Russell joined the Nets, his average shooting percentage per game and three-point shooting percentage have declined significantly compared with the Lakers, especially the three-point shooting rate has dropped to 31%. So many fans think that Pelinka trading Russell is a very wise choice, on the one hand, they got a Finney Smith, on the other hand, Russell does seem to be declining at this point in his career, if he continues to stay with the Lakers, it must have a certain degree of impact on the Lakers' immediate combat power, after all, the Lakers have lost some games because of Russell's defense before.

Russell is the type of player who needs to have a lot of possession for him to control. After joining the Nets, he can't take it for granted that he is the boss. After all, the Nets' Thomas and Johnson also need a lot of ball possession. After Russell returned to the Nets, his current tactical position in the team has declined significantly, so Russell's weakness is very obvious compared to Curry, he can only play with the ball and not without the ball, if he can develop the ability to play without the ball, he may be more able to adapt to the league. Today, Russell needs to find a way to reprove that he is a leader.