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.

Earlier this season, D’Angelo Russell was traded from the Los Angeles Lakers to the Brooklyn Nets for the second time in his career. It was under much different circumstances this time, as no one was criticizing Russell on his way out the door and the trade was purely for basketball reasons.

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.

Would you be open to returning next season as a Net? D’Angelo Russell: Yeah. Why wouldn’t I? I keep seeing stuff coming out. I’ll tell you. Heck yeah. I want to be wherever I’m at. I’m here. I

Nets fans should keep an eye on D’Angelo Russell for the rest of this regular season. He might be the weather vane to reveal what the team plans this offseason.

The Nets announced earlier in the day on Tuesday that guard D'Angelo Russell will not playing in Cleveland due to right ankle injury management. While Russell has been playing solid ball for Brooklyn this season,

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,