Live Bar, May 24 news the Lakers held a season summary press conference today, Russell attended and accepted the media interview.
Q: Pelinka said that if you want to keep the young core of the team, you will become a free agent. Are you interested in keeping these core? What do you think the team will become after the offseason?
A: I said from the beginning that we were successful when I first came here. At that time, we didn’t have any running-in time to build confidence. We were running-in while playing, so such success (winning the West) was very positive. We look forward to the opportunity to see the effect after long-term running-in, but after all, this is a business alliance. Everything is business. We will see what this opportunity is like. Of course, I will make the best decision for myself.
After joining the Lakers in the middle of the season, Russell played 17 regular season games with an average of 30.9 minutes, scoring 17.4 points, 2.9 rebounds and 6.1 assists, field goal percentage and 48.4%, with a three-point shooting rate of 41.4%;16 playoff games, the average game was 29.5 minutes, with 13.3 points, 2.9 rebounds, 4.6 assists, field goal percentage, 42.6%, and a three-point hit rate of 31%. He will become a complete free agent during the off-season this year.