One of these contracts belongs to D'Angelo Russell, whose two-year deal, which he initially signed with the Los Angeles Lakers prior to the trade in late December, is set to be coming to an end. Given the production that Russell has put out since making his return to the Barclays Center,

Brooklyn Nets guard D'Angelo Russell is back with the Nets for the second time in his career. This time around, he can be himself again.

With Russell back in Brooklyn for the first time since his two seasons there from 2017 to 2019, he's now coming back from his second time with Los Angeles. In an interview with HoopsHype, Russell would be candid in saying how “traumatized” he was with the Lakers and explains his situation.

D’Angelo Russell moved from the playoff-bound Los Angeles Lakers to the lowly Brooklyn Nets earlier this season. Many players might not be happy with that, but it sounds like it was precisely what Russell wanted.

Obviously, I was a little traumatized there," the Nets guard said. "I'm at the point in my career where I'm not going out and scoring 25 points every night and wowing with numbers. It's a point where I'm trying to gravitate towards doing it the right way,