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All-Star D'Angelo Russell and Jahlil Okafor trying to move onward and upward with new teams

LOS ANGELES - Cameras started to find him. Tears filled his father's eyes. The NBA commissioner, Adam Silver, walked to the podium.

In a moment, D'Angelo Russell was going to be a Laker - the next star for one of the NBA's marquee franchises.

You could close your eyes and imagine Russell running the show, finding Kobe Bryant off curls and cuts, pushing the pace in transition, launching soft, floating jumpers. The No. 2 selection in the 2015 NBA draft, Russell was ready

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