How the NBA Left D'Angelo Russell Behind 

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I will never forget that run that he had with the nets his last season with them. That was a special time and one of the most likable teams to root for.

As a Warriors fan, Dlo is someone we appreciate. We got Wiggins and Kuminga out of him. Nothing but love for the guy.

He’s stuck in NBA purgatory. The league is so guard heavy that guys are going to get lost in the shuffle.

I think that all the moving around hurt his mentality a lot, going from NY to Cali and then to Minnesota, that’s a lot of moving around for a young man like D’Lo

D'Lo is the biggest reason why we made the playoffs in the '18 - '19. He'll always be loved in NY/Brooklyn

I still believe in Dlo, instead of coming off the bench, I think he just needs to be healthy. A team like the sixers would be a great fit imo or maybe even the rockets.

i know this was a hard video to make since he’s swishouts favorite player

I honestly sometimes forget this man is in the league

Now I KNOW he didn’t wanna have to make this one

As a diehard Nets fan for my whole life, D’Lo is one of my favorite Nets that I ever watched. That 18-19 season was my favorite Nets to team to watch and he was huge reason. I still wear my D’Lo shirt loud and proud!! I hope he gets back to his A+ game 🤞🏼

D'lo playing great basketball right now. Good leader, great communication on the court. You can hear him all game under the announcers. He does come out first and play a lot with our bench and seems to be a good spot for him but most impressive for him is finishing games and improved defense. Lot going on for timberwolves right now and he's a big part of it. Happy to have him

Used to play against Russell when he played for the Louisville Magic in AAU. Always gave us hard games. Usually beat us though we got them a couple times

This aged like milk, Dlo right now is one of the best impact players in the league. Improved his defense, playmaking, and especially leadership in Minnesota.

I would say dlo was at his best on the warriors. Having him play off ball and giving him the green light to shoot almost half of his shots from three in steve kerrs motion heavy offense really played to his strengths as a bigger guard who is also a knockdown shooter. I know they lost games and all that but the eye test watching multiple games from his time in golden state and a career high 52 makes up for it imo

As a Lakers Fan, I remember when they drafted him, and I was excited for him, but it was extremely frustrating how consistently he'd get injured, plus whenever he would play it was also inconsistent with his play, and didn't seem mentally mature. I wish nothing but the best for the Guy in Minnesota.

I mean, he leads the Wolves in +/- and is up there in the league among player with at least 25 games. If you watch the Wolves you can tell how much better they play when he's out there

If swish say “I did not want to make this video” you know it’s an instant classic

The whole “teams got better when he left” of course when you bring Lebron / AD, KD and Kyrie fall into Brooklyns lap, and you have a championship team just waiting to get healthy in Steph and Klay. He hasn’t been playing great this season because in my opinion he doesn’t see himself as the 3rd option on the wolves. Once he accepts that I think he’ll thrive

DLo has been playing great for the Wolves. He has quietly turned into one of the best defensive guards in the league. His playing making has been great with KAT and Ant. When he gets hot, there are very few shooters in the league better than him. People need to put some respect on DLo.

DLo is an absolute baller. I’ll never forget watching him in summer league when he nailed the buzzer beater against the Ben Simmons led 76ers

you can see the effect that dlo has on this team now when he’s not there, he’s a great player and once he gets that 3 ball going we will dominate

I am amazed at how accurate and good your analysis is sometimes. Great job !

He's got one of the best +/- in the whole league and has been a key feature of one of the youngest teams in the league going on a 5 game win streak which included the heat and the grizzlies by 40+. How is he been left behind? He might not be filling up the stat sheet like he used to but hes still a quality player

I got Dlo on fantasy idgaf how many 17 point games he drops he will always be my starting point guard😤

He my favorite player, been that way for a few years now and I need him to take a jump man. Watching him go 0 - 7 a few nights ago in the final minutes of a game really hurt

dlo only needs to further develop one more tool to a near elite level. whether it’s pull up 3’s or better off ball movement or even just a better team defender, then he will be back among the high level guards

He'll get it together. I got faith in Dlo. He just has to stay on the court.

i miss brooklyn d-lo man. man was cold with him leading the team

Everyone loves Dlo and he's remembered for leading that Nets team. The Chemistry, game winners even the memes just made it one of the most memorable teams ever

Always love dlo for his time on my nets. Short but legendary run. Id love to see him back one day

Damn just want Dlo to be like himself in 2019 love the vids

And now, he's back with the Lakers, now more experienced and still got ice in his veins so far.

Honestly, that point guard comparison made me think about Zion, because he's in New Orleans and people are STILL getting a little impatient with him. Imagine if the Knicks actually got the #1 pick in 2019 draft.

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Love your story telling and structure. Keep up the good work.

Dlo been my favorite player sense his 2nd year in the league, I luv the way he plays and he's just cold asff😭😭 it hurts seeing him and how his career is turning out and how people r viewing him. I just hope he can find his way back into the spotlight agian

Will always love what he did 18-19 in BKLYN. I felt that was the right fit but it was also meant to be so much which is what happened of course

With everyone talking about so many guards being in the league, it reminds me of players like Mike Conley, and Goran Dragic. They both became all stars because of other players getting injured. I’m not saying they don’t deserve it, but it sucks to see a good/potentially great guard lose or regress because there’s so many PG’s and SG’s out there. D’Angelo is becoming one of them despite him being already an all star

The way you provide relevant context to prove your point is UNMATCHED!! Great vid

Love this video! Very very good analysis of the small market advantage! Never looked at it that way. Keep up the good vids 🙏🏾

He made the Nets exciting to watch, and a playoff contender.

KAT’s excitement when D’Lo arrived to Minnesota was so genuine & adorable !!!....😅🤜🏼🤛🏼

This was a great watch, man.. Thanks. You got a new subscriber.

u hit the nail on the head with the drafted by a major market argument. i cant think of any major market drafts turnin into superstars

We gonna see all-star D’Lo soon 🔜 🙏🏽

Idk wtf you talking about, he’s killing it this year.

Love the analysis!

Yo SWISHOUT been waiting for a cooooo minute for you to drop something bruh! Thank you!

He's been great since coming back from injury last season for the Wolves. Especially this season. His shooting splits haven't been great but he's impacted the game in several other ways. He gets easy shots for others around him. I don't know where the Wolves would be without him tbh. He's been an above average defender, one of the better off-ball defenders for this team. He's got the highest +/- in the league that just shows you how much he means to this Wolves team. I can see why people might think he should be a 6th man based on his box score stats but from the eye test he's having an all-star impact to this team.

And just tonight he had a game tying shot to send to OT and the game winning steal to win the game

Hello young man you did a excellent job on this video, your speech is precise and clear, I actually enjoyed listening to you, KEEP making videos, clearly you are good at math and science of basketball.

By far my favorite video I watched it twice. Keep up the great work!

excellent points swish. D-Lo will find his wings in the later half of his career on some Euro-League Spanish point guard type of shit (i.e. jose calderon, ricky rubio)

been waiting on this 😭

The quality of your videos is crazy man. Fr the themes are really good and the editing is attractive

Swish i love your takes to the point where i dont mind if you drop inconsistently. Your vids never seem half assed unlike most creators in this space that are clearly taking the quantity over quality clickbait route. Im telling you this cause ive been watching you for years and I know how you always say that you want strive to drop daily but idk man. You are my fav youtube basketball analyst and the only one that I watch RELIGIOUSLY. Ik consistency is key when it comes to RU-vid but idgaf, you are an outlier my guy.

they’ve done him dirty, im calling it and always will say it, if he goes to a situation that actually utilizes him properly he’ll be back yk all star forgot

I didn't like when the warriors traded for wiggins at first, but now I see why.

God I miss that 2016-2019 nets that's the team I fell in love with and made me a fan including my favorite player on that team Jarrett Allen. It's so sad seeing all of them all gone expect Joe Harris but I'll always be a Brooklyn fan for life even if we never win a championship with this big 3.

fire video man, not much dlo content on youtube so this was a great watch!

Haven’t even watched but this a banger

I still can't get over how they made DLo "snitching" worse than Nick's cheating

Hey man keep on it Loved the video. Cheers from Brazil! 😁😁🤙

You got the best nba coverage on youtube (next to JJ) and your from the A, couldn’t be more proud of you bro.

Your take on point guards in the NBA especially on big market teams? Was spot on!! As a 43 yr old man, I've been saying that for years. Not only as a New Yorker but as a once Knicks fan..! I'm also a bid D-Lo fan. Meaning I pull for him to do well because he has game but injuries hinder his growth immensely.

DLo deserves credit for the Brooklyn nets being what they are now. If he didn't get them into the playoffs in his final year, it's possible that KD picks the Knicks over the nets.

thanks for making this, needed some doubt for my guy and we got it. he been balling since this video and has turned in to an ELITE defender who is making the wolves better all around.

I’ll never forget when he was on the Lakers in his rookie season going against the Nets and he hit the dagger 3-pointer from near the logo. Scored 39 points and hit 8 threes that game. He was the one that started the “ice in my veins” celebration and then other players in the league started doing it too

This one is gonna hurt

This has not aged well

You got a very good point! With bigs they always say he needs time to adjust.

I’m a Minnesota fan and watch every game and you don’t actually realise the impact he has on the team, his playmaking and maturity has elevated so much even though his shooting is worse and when we don’t have him playing with us we lose a lot more than we win

man D'lo was and still is one of my favorite players ever, someone who made me fall in love with the game I hope he can turn it around.

I sadly agree and I have followed him through everything

Dlo is my favorite player and as a Warriors fan I appreciate his time with us but he needs to grow in Minnesota cus he's a great player and he still has a lot of potential hopefully he can improve

been waiting for one of these types of videos on him

Pat bev looks like he affected him on defense he’s way better defender than before hopefully he can shoot now

This is what happens when you play for the wolves. He honestly is better than people think but yet not as good as he should be this far into his career. Definitely a starting PG in the league though

My guy with that One Train instrumental in the beginning 👌

Interesting analysis, I appreciate this content

this video aged terribly. Timberwolves success this year is so much because of deangelos role

Damn u went to school with Fultz?! Thats dope

Damn, you are a true fan. Bless you Swish.

This is an excellent video. You're a really good RU-vidr

I disagree with the NFL being more lenient in terms of proving worth. Your argument boils down to numbers but the reality is, most NFL players never see the field. The nature of the sport essentially calls for there to have to be surplus, but surplus is exactly that, surplus. In the NBA, if you're one of the 17 on a squad, you're going to get a least *some* visibility. In the NFL, you could be saddled in the practice squad and never move your way up. The NFL seldom makes substitutions because the manner the sport is played typically allows for ample rest. The reason why the draft is so bloated is because teams need to be able to still function in case of injuries, but technology is getting better, and injuries are becoming less common. Most teams have third and fourth string quarterbacks you've never heard of. How often does a lineman get hurt? There's reserves for those too. The NFL has open tryouts for the very reason of filling the roster just in case whereas the closest thing in the NBA is the G-League. Getting a callup from the G-League guarantees an opportunity; moving from the practice squad to the reserves is just more waiting. If you erased all the players on NFL rosters that either don't see the field or have only seen it a couple times, you're going to get numbers much *much* closer to that of the NBA. Still a solid video but I don't know if I'm willing to give you the point about leniency in the NFL over the NBA. Oh and... whats good fellow Georgia native? 😂

as a wolves fan i am gonna be optimistic and say he just needs time to gel with ant and kat and to find his role and play games to get his shot back. people dont understand what moving around the country every few years and constantly playing with different people does to a player. Think about it pretty much everything in dlos life since entering the nba has been inconsistant

Damn bro…I used to think it was all about Jimmy High roller…but you really that dude fam! Salute.

I see you with that One Train instrumental 😤💪🏿

Broo you're very talented, you need to upload more videos if you can. Doing videos about players that the general media don't cover. There isn't much basketball content we can watch on RU-vid nowadays, ESPN is pretty much dead, can't stand them anymore they be talking nonsense about same shit every day

I feel like if he didn’t have a thousand injury’s we would be talking about him as a multiple allstar guard

Really good video, nice overall vision

Been rocking with him since he was at OSU ..... he gone land on the right team he still got game

It's been frustrating seeing him have as many bad shooting nights as he's had so far this season, but, his defense has been 1000% better than at any point in his career. I believe he just needs one solid stretch of games in order to catch some consistency with his shot, like what was implied, shooters need to be on the court for their rhythm to catch up.

This isn't accurate Ntilikina was drafted by New York and was given many years to show he can be an NBA Lead Guard. The guy was just a bust. Mark Jackson, who is ranked 5th All Time in assists, was drafted by The New York Knicks

That’s definitely the best video you have made so far!

must be rough to watch this when he was your fav player. that one year in brooklyn he was a BALLER, dude

Delo’s been really good for the wolves this season

Imagine being a number two pick and playing for four teams in three years without ever requesting a trade. That must be pretty demoralising

I generally think that DLo's game needs to make better use of his size and handle as a combo guard. The occasional post-up, better use of angles and pace changes in the pick and roll game, some off-ball work from beyond the arc. He doesn't need to be super fast or jump out of the building to get it done. He simply has to be enough of a threat to score, so as to distract the defense, and then he either strikes or dishes.