Guard D’Angelo Russell is on the move again. ESPN reported Sunday that the Brooklyn Nets will acquire him in a trade with the Los Angeles Lakers.

According to the report, Los Angeles will send Russell, Maxwell Lewis and three second-round picks to Brooklyn for Dorian Finney-Smith and Shake Milton.

The Lakers selected Russell, now 28, with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft and he spent two seasons with Los Angeles before being traded to the Nets along with Timofey Mozgov for Kyle Kuzma and Brook Lopez on June 22, 2017 .

He had stints with the Golden State Warriors and Minnesota Timberwolves before the Lakers re-acquired him on February 9, 2023 as part of a three-team deal led by veteran Mike Conley, who moved to Minnesota from the Utah Jazz.

Russell’s role in head coach JJ Redick’s rotation has diminished. In October, Russell averaged 30.6 minutes per game, dropping to 25.5 in November and 25.2 in December.

In 29 games (10 starts) this season, he is averaging 26.3 minutes, 12.4 points, 2.8 rebounds and 4.7 assists. All are below his career averages of 30 minutes, 17.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 5.7 assists.

The 22-year-old Lewis has seen limited action for the Lakers this season, with the small forward scoring 15 points in seven games.

Finney-Smith, a 31-year-old forward, is in his ninth NBA season. He started all 20 games in which he appeared and averaged 10.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 29 minutes per game.

Milton, a guard, is averaging 7.4 points per game in 27 appearances (one start). The 28-year-old also contributes 1.9 rebounds and 2.4 assists.