Teammates were immediately furious! The Mavericks traded Russell as quickly as possible

Before the start of the season, the Dallas Mavericks, who were considered to be the strongest team in the Western Conference, only achieved a poor record of 4 wins and 12 losses after 16 games. Not to mention being competitive in the playoffs, they can't even make the playoffs now.

Irving has torn his cruciate ligament and will not be able to return until January at the earliest. He has been injured for 10 consecutive games, and the 35-year-old Klay Thompson has declined very quickly and has been demoted to the bench.

The power of the so-called powerful insiders Lively and Gafford is halved when the team does not have good ball handlers and passers.

Therefore, the Mavericks had a very bad start to the season, and even the offensive end was already at a historically low level. At the same time, this year's No. 1 pick Flagg will not be able to grow up healthily in such an environment.

During the offseason, the Mavericks actually strengthened the point guard to fill the vacancy when Irving was injured for half a season.

D’Angelo Russell chose to join the Mavericks for $11.65 million in two years, where he will have more opportunities to perform.

However, after playing 16 games, Russell only started 3 games, averaging 22 minutes per game, scoring 12.6 points, 2.9 rebounds and 5 assists. His shooting percentage was only 39.9%, and his three-point shooting percentage was only 25.6%, both career lows.

The scary thing is that Russell seems to be acting badly. When he can't see hope, his attitude begins to change, which makes him very dissatisfied!

According to Mavericks media reports, Russell has caused dissatisfaction with many teammates due to his improper attitude in training and his sloppy performance on the defensive end.

Russell is starting to mess up and mess around!

You were the second overall pick in 2015. Of course, it’s not unreasonable for you to be called a “water guy.”

Since Russell is unreliable, we can only trade him as quickly as possible...

According to previous reports, the Mavericks do have plans to trade Russell, which may be the reason why he started to mess up.

The Lone Ranger may not even wait for Irving to return before starting to rebuild.

Trade veterans such as Big Eyebrow, Klay Thompson, and Russell, and rebuild around No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg to make the team younger.

Irving is not among the Mavericks' trading staff. According to the famous reporter Shams, the Mavericks have no intention of trading Irving. They believe that Irving is very suitable for long-term partnership with Flagg.

Russell, who will be 30 years old in February next year, seems to be getting worse every year in his career.

If he continues to treat training and games with this attitude, then he will not be far from disappearing from the NBA.