After missing Wednesday's loss against the Suns for personal reasons, Russell will return to the floor Saturday to face Miami. The 28-year-old guard is averaging 12.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game, shooting 41.2 percent from the floor and a career-low 34 percent from beyond the arc this season.

D’Angelo Russell is settling in — back in Brooklyn like he never left. After the Los Angeles Lakers traded Russell, Maxwell Lewis and three second-round picks to the Nets last month in exchange for Dorian Finney-Smith and Shake Milton,

Russell (rest) will not play Wednesday against the Suns, Erik Slater of ClutchPoints.com reports. Russell played through left hamstring tightness during Tuesday's 99-95 loss to the Knicks, finishing with 23 points (6-17 FG,

The Los Angeles Lakers made a big move in December, dealing away point guard D’Angelo Russell and Maxwell Lewis along with three second-round picks to the Brooklyn Nets for Dorian Finney-Smith and Shake Milton.

After a mixed run with the Lakers in his second stint, it sounds like D’Angelo Russell is happy to be out of Los Angeles and back in Brooklyn.