Lakers News: Peers Vote For Unlikely LA Player As One Of League's Most Underrated

In an anonymous spring poll of 142 players from Sam Amick and Josh Robbins of The Athletic, Los Angeles Lakers starting point guard D'Angelo Russell found himself tied for 12th among all players as being one of the most underrated in the league, getting 1.6% of all votes (two players). Across five contests in L.A.'s brisk first round defeat against the Denver Nuggets (who themselves were subsequently eliminated in seven games by the Minnesota Timberwolves), Russell averaged 14.2 points on .384/.318/.500 shooting splits, 4.2 assists, 2.8 rebounds and 0.8 steals a night. Los Angeles has been rumored to be considering re-signing the 6-foot-4 pro to a new deal this summer if he does opt out, albeit with an eye on trading him at the deadline.