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D'Angelo RussellMemphis Grizzlies · #1

Point Guard · 6'3", 193 lb · Louisville, Kentucky · Age 30 · 11th season

D'Angelo Russell is a scoring point guard and 2019 All-Star known for his smooth pull-up shooting and pick-and-roll creativity, a career 17.0 points and 5.6 assists per game shot creator. The No. 2 overall pick in 2015, he has played for the Lakers, Nets, Timberwolves, and others. He was traded to the Washington Wizards during the 2025-26 season and remains an active player.

MVP race · #157Point Guard rank · #3Balladex Impact · 68
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D'Angelo Russell
Season avg10.2 pts · 2.3 reb · 4.0 ast · .405 fg
Career avg17.0 pts · 3.3 reb · 5.6 ast · .425 fg
Live win probabilityLakers 66%
Balladex model · projected 119–116 · 98.8 pace
Tonight's projectionmodel
13.7pts
2.8reb
5.2ast
34%win
Tonight's matchup · who he'll mainly guardhead-to-head
D'Angelo Russell
Memphis Grizzlies · Point Guard
B+
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Austin Reaves
Los Angeles Lakers · Average defender
Category breakout
Head-to-head history
Home/away splits from recent games; live grades from the DNA model.
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Scouting report

D'Angelo Russell — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.

C+
Scoring Point Guard - Shot Creator · Impact 68
D'Angelo Russell is a scoring point guard and 2019 All-Star known for his smooth pull-up shooting and pick-and-roll creativity, a career 17.0 points a
B+
Offense
F
Defense
B
Feel / IQ
B
Playmaking
Excellent creator
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B+
Scoring
Excellent scorer
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D
Rebounding
Below average on the glass
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B+
3PT / spacing
Excellent spacing
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C-
Perimeter D
Below average on the perimeter
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F
Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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B
Clutch
Strong late
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C+
Athleticism
Strong tools
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B
Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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F
Durability
Availability
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Act II

Where D'Angelo Russell stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Nikola Jokić DEN
26%
2
Luka Doncic LAL
18%
3
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC
10%
4
Giannis Antetokounmpo MIA
4%
5
Victor Wembanyama SAS
3%
6
Anthony Edwards MIN
3%
7
Tyrese Maxey PHI
3%
8
Jamal Murray DEN
2%
Balladex Consensus: #96 of 384 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
<1%MVP odds
68Impact index
169Star score
Career scoring average17.0 ppg
Seasons in the index11
Accolades on file3
1× NBA All-Star · All-Star (2019)
Stat explorer

D'Angelo Russell — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

B+
Scoring
10.2 PPG
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B
Playmaking
4.0 APG
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D
Rebounding
2.3 RPG
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B+
Shooting
.295 3P%
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The engine

How the model sees D'Angelo Russell

Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026-27  70% confidence
9.2
pts
7.2–11.2
2.1
reb
1.2–3.0
3.7
ast
2.9–4.5
17.0
min
proj
45
gp
health
.423
fg%
~base
.350
3p%
~base
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 11-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Last season 10.2 → projected 9.2 PPG
Minutes / role
-1.1
Development (his trend)
-0.1
Age curve
-0.1
Live context
+0.2
Net vs last season-1.0 PPG
Everything it reads
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11 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
real
Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
auto
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
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Per-stat aging curves
age 30 — applied per stat
curve
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: 76 / 58 / 26 → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

D'Angelo Russell career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGPMINPTSREBASTFG%3P%
2015-168028.213.23.43.3.410.351
2016-176328.715.63.54.8.405.352
2017-184825.715.53.95.2.414.324
2018-198130.221.13.97.0.434.369
2019-204532.323.13.96.3.426.367
2020-214228.519.02.65.8.431.387
2021-226532.018.13.37.1.411.340
2022-237132.517.83.06.2.469.396
2023-247632.718.03.16.3.456.415
2024-255825.512.62.85.1.390.314
2025-262619.010.22.34.0.405.295
Career65529.417.03.35.6
Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.
EraLab · the stat time machinenovel
Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.
raw PPG
in 2026 pace
why
Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart
Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.
Role simulatorpowered by GM engine
Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.
Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.
Context

Are the Memphis Grizzlies built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

27–55proj record
#13conf seed
-5.4net rtg
112.7off rtg
118.1def rtg
1%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Drop coverage — Sits the big back to wall off the rim and lives with contested mid-range looks.. Core trending improving. Defensive anchors: Zach Edey, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope.
How his role moves
Projected 27–55, 13th in the West. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
68 of 99
Solid starter tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
3 accolades
1× NBA All-Star · All-Star (2019) · No. 2 overall pick (2015)
Act IV

The Ballad of D'Angelo Russell

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

Feb 23, 1996

The beginning

D'Angelo Russell is an American point guard for the Washington Wizards, a 2019 All-Star and skilled shotmaker known as DLo.

Memphis Grizzlies

Turning pro

Drafted 2nd overall, 2015 as a Point Guard.

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D'Angelo Russell is a 2019 All-Star point guard and skilled shotmaker known for his smooth pull-up jumper.

Chapter

He was born in Louisville, Kentucky, and spent one season at Ohio State before turning pro.

Chapter

The Lakers selected him second overall in the 2015 draft, behind only Karl-Anthony Towns.

Off the court

Measurables
Active
Height
6'3"
Weight
193 lb
Draft
2nd overall, 2015
Born
Louisville, Kentucky
Age
30
Jersey
#1
Beyond the game

Off the court, Russell is known for his laid-back style, fashion sense, and the 'ice in my veins' celebration that became one of his signatures. He has embraced a journeyman's path with steady professionalism, adapting to new teams and roles while staying a recognizable personality around the league.

The person

Russell is a confident, expressive scorer whose flair and self-belief have defined both his highs and his journey across several teams.

ConfidentNever shy about taking the big shot
CreativeInventive passer and shotmaker
ResilientReinvented his role across multiple stops
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FAQ

D'Angelo Russell — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about D'Angelo Russell, answered.

What team does D'Angelo Russell play for now?
He was traded to the Washington Wizards during the 2025-26 season and remains an active player there.
Where was D'Angelo Russell drafted?
He was selected second overall by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2015 NBA Draft out of Ohio State.
Is D'Angelo Russell an All-Star?
He earned one All-Star selection, in 2019, while playing for the Brooklyn Nets.
D'Angelo Russell career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Availability & durability

games played vs season length
Career availability
74%
11 seasons
Last 3 seasons
65%
86 games missed
Games missed
227
career, schedule-adj.
Durability
Some risk
declining
Availability by season
63
16-17
48
17-18
81
18-19
45
19-20
42
20-21
65
21-22
71
22-23
76
23-24
58
24-25
26
25-26

Some risk. Availability trend is declining65% of games over the last three seasons, low of 32% in 2025-26.

Availability = games played ÷ season length (schedule-adjusted for lockout and COVID seasons). A durability signal from real game data, not a medical assessment.

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