Following the arrival of a new family member, LA Lakers player D’Angelo Russell’s girlfriend Laura Ivaniukas shared a number of family photos on Instagram on Sunday. The couple, along with their newborn daughter Mila and two-year-old son Riley, were pictured wearing all-white clothing.On August 9, D’Angelo Russell and Laura Ivaniukas welcomed their baby girl. Ivaniukas posted a message on Instagram to herald Mila’s arrival.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“August 9, 2024 – Mila-Rose Russell 🤍🌹.” We will always love you,” Laura wrote as the post’s caption.Russell and Ivaniukas are said to have started dating in 2020 and had their first kid in September of 2022. A lot of her posts feature her kids and family. Throughout her pregnancy with Mila, she also provided her fans regular updates.

D’Angelo Russell is apparently not considered to be a core member of the Lakers going forward.NBA analyst Tim Bontemps stated recently on ESPN’s “The Hoop Collective” podcast that the LA Lakers do not see D’Angelo Russell as a key member of the club going ahead. Bontemps expanded on Russell’s lack of defensive effectiveness when talking about the Lakers’ depth at the wing position.

In principle, what the Lakers really need to do is develop D’Angelo Russell into a player who can guard and make 3-pointers. That’s what’s really needed, according to Bontemps, if they want to be the championship-contending team that fans want them to be.”They definitely see Austin Reaves as a member of their core moving ahead. D’Angelo Russell is not, which is the reason he was first signed to this two-year provisional contract. Because he anticipated that there wouldn’t be a significant demand for his services, he chose to extend his contract this summer.Around December or January of last season, the Lakers reportedly considered trading Russell to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for Dejounte Murray. The Hawks, however, were supposedly uninterested in the deal.

Before entering his tenth season in the NBA, D’Angelo Russell chose to remain with the Lakers and not enter the free agency market by accepting his $18.7 million player option.

Russell finished the previous campaign with an average of 18 points, 6.3 assists, 3.1 rebounds, and 45.6% field goal percentage, including 41.5% from beyond the arc. The 6-foot-3 guard showed promise as a reliable scorer and made progress defensively as well.