Live broadcast on May 29 News Lakers defender De Angelo Russell is about to expire, and his salary this season is 31.38 million dollars.
According to Mingji Dave McMenamin, Russell is eligible to sign an early renewal contract with the Lakers for 2 years at $67.5 million before the opening of the free market on July 1. But according to people familiar with the matter, the Lakers will not give him this top salary contract. If the two sides fail to reach an agreement, Russell will become a free agent.
Yahoo reporter Jake reported on Fischer that Russell had sought a contract extension of over $0.1 billion for four years during the Timberwolves.
According to Marc Stein, it is not clear how much interest the Lakers have in renewing Russell.
In the playoffs this year, Russell averaged 13.3 points, 2.9 rebounds and 4.6 assists; In the series swept by the Nuggets, Russell averaged 6.3 points, 32.3 percent field goal percentage, and 13.3 percent hit three points.