“I'm kinda just gonna be better at what I do”: D'Angelo Russell opens up about reason behind successful season with Los Angeles Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers star point guard D'Angelo Russell has revealed the reason behind his recent success on the court.

The 28-year-old has been one of the star performers for the Lakers in the ongoing campaign. Russell, while talking to the media, stated that he understood his limitations some time back and realised how he could become the best version of himself by utilizing his abilities.

“I realized I'm not gonna get any better as an individual basketball player, I'm kinda just gonna be better at what I do,” he said. “In eight to 10 years in the league, I've learned where my shots are gonna come.

“When I watch countless amounts of film, I see what shots I don’t get, and I find [myself] wasting my time working on them in practice. So, I try to just harp on things that I can control and where I see my shots.”

Russell has contributed 18.1 points per game this season which is the third-best by a Lakers player, only behind legendary LeBron James and Anthony Davis. To go with that, he has also contributed three rebounds and 6.4 assists per game.

His most impressive performance this season came in the match against the Milwaukee Bucks where he registered 44 points to go with six rebounds and nine assists.