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Winners and losers from Los Angeles Lakers/Brooklyn Nets trade

By John Buhler

Dec 17, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Los Angeles Lakers center Timofey Mozgov (20) with his championship ring before the game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Los Angeles Lakers at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 17, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Los Angeles Lakers center Timofey Mozgov (20) with his championship ring before the game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Los Angeles Lakers at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 10, 2017; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell (1) reacts during the second quarter against the Portland Trail Blazers at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 10, 2017; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell (1) reacts during the second quarter against the Portland Trail Blazers at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports /

Winner: D’Angelo Russell

Wait, D’Angelo Russell is a winner in this deal? Well, somebody has to win on the Nets’ side of the trade, so it might as well be him. Maybe Russell didn’t want to be a Big Baller and have some rookie’s dad chew him out for not making his eldest child look good at Staples Center?

Frankly, it’s time for a new start for Russell, so the Big Apple it is! Add in that the New York Knicks are even more clueless as a basketball organization and Russell could just might win over the Five Boroughs with his flashy play on the hardwood.

The Knicks don’t do point guards, Carmelo Anthony has looked better physically, Kristaps Porzingis has been happier, Phil Jackson has never been sleepier and James Dolan has never wanted to open for The Eagles at MSG more in his life. So yes, the Nets are actually less of a grease fire than the hopeless Knicks.

Let’s just say that Russell proves his doubters wrong, takes to Atkinson’s coaching and usurps Lin on the Nets’ point guard depth chart. The only thing better than Linsanity is the guy that makes New York forget about Linsanity. Brooklyn, you’re into Russellmania now, whether you want to be or not. Unless you get Westbrook in a few years, as that would be the best version of Russellmania the NBA can offer at this time.

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