Jeanie Buss and Rob Pelinka are known for their unconventional moves and quick decisions. However, this quirk once landed a verdict that changed the life of D’Angelo Russell. During the draft class of 2015, 4 players dominated the charts; Karl Anthony Towns, D’Angelo Russell, Jahlil Okafor, and Kristaps Porzingis. It was expected that Philly would go with D’Lo, considering his work out there and his not-so-great performance in LA. However, Jeanie Buss and Co. chose Russell and the LA point guard still finds it baffling!

He confessed, “I swear I was going to Philly. Swore. If I would’ve betted I was going to Philly.” Sharing the unique experiences of his workout with the Sixers, D’Lo added, “The way my workout was just different than everybody in Phillies. They just had me doing like two on two with the coaches. Like they had me running their plays…going to be right there setting it.”

“Joel, when he come, he likes to C, like they just giving me dissecting each player for me,” he said on ‘The Backyard Podcast’. With the way that D’Angelo Russell narrated his workout routine, it seems the Philadelphia side did have an interest in him. Also, he has himself admitted in the past that he bombed his Lakers workout and they weren’t just reports. “I sucked, man,” he confessed.

Nevertheless, they had to choose Okafor since the Lakers did not let go of D’Lo. Interestingly, Russell and Embiid shared the same high school, Montverde Academy. Just a few days ago, Russell unexpectedly admitted, “My sophomore year, Joel Embiid, he was there.” Since both of them spent time together on the court, they became close pals and celebrated Embiid’s 17th birthday together at Hooters!

However coming back to the NBA, the selection of D’Lo remains a mystery since, as per his latest revelation, his Lakers scrimmage was absolutely worthless. However, the story about his surprise draft destination didn’t end there.

D’Angelo Russell drops a major revelation about his best pre-draft workout, and it’s not Philly or the Lakers!

The elite point guard made some interesting revelations. He thought that he might make it to the Sixers considering how the workout went. However, it was not the first choice. Rather, his best workout went for the team with the first-round pick, as he said, “Minnesota was the best workout.” When asked about the Lakers, he shared the same reaction as before, and said, “So the first time I went and did the workout with the Lakers, I was kind of sick, and I just didn’t do it, do it good at all.”

“I was like there’s no way I’m going to the Lakers. My agent was like they want you to come back for a second workout. I pull back up do that workout then I had to go to Minnesota next I was like, yo I might go No. 1! “ D’Angelo Russell narrated the whole scenario and his expectations. But the Timberwolves went for KAT as expected, and the Lakers turned the game upside down.

D’Angelo Russell’s life took an unexpected turn as Devin Booker said before DLo, “Your life changes like that, you’ve no control over it!” However, Jeanie Buss and Rob Pelinka do have control over the Lakers’ destiny as they’ve placed their hopes in JJ Redick, who’ll be making his NBA debut as a head coach, with an aging LeBron James, D’Lo and AD to lead the unit.

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