Every NBA division’s most interesting rookie in 2015-16

Pacific Division

D’Angelo Russell, Los Angeles Lakers: How Russell fits on the 2015-16 Lakers is perhaps the most fascinating question of the upcoming season. Los Angeles employs a trio of shoot-first guards—Kobe Bryant, Louis Williams and Nick Young—so along with Jordan Clarkson, where does that leave Russell? The rookie out of Ohio State is a better all-around talent than Williams and Young, but Russell’s playing time and exact role remain unknown. For better or worse, the Lakers will be captivating to watch.

By David Kenyon

Writer for Sportsnaut and Bleacher Report, mostly covering college football as well as the NFL, NBA and college basketball.