D’Angelo Russell is officially a member of the Dallas Mavericks, having joined the team on a two-year deal in the early days of Free Agency this past June. Coming off a relatively down year where he split time between the Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets, Russell is poised to get back to form when he takes the court with the Mavericks in a few weeks.

Russell will begin the season as the starting point guard, with his hold on the job likely to go unchallenged until Kyrie Irving returns from injury. Even the most optimistic trajectory for that eventuality gives DLo a solid three month window to run the show in Big D. While there may be some questions about Russell’s efficacy if you glance at his stat line from last year, there are reasons to believe he will be at his best when the regul

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