Net For Life.

That’s what D’Angelo Russell told The Post he wants to be.

With just seven games left after Wednesday’s game in Orlando, Russell is intent on having a strong finish to the season — the first of what he hopes are many in Brooklyn. That’s what makes his two-month injury layoff livable, because he’s confident this is where he’ll be long-term, and build his legacy.

“With a healthy year next year and going into these last few games, the cream will rise. Injuries play with your money, that’s how I look at it,” Russell said. “As far as playing with your money, you can’t get an injury back. If an injury makes you sit and has other people open their eyes at it, then it’s serious. I try to avoid that. That’s the only frustration I can say. Anything else there’s no real frustration.”

Russell, 22, already had his $7 million option for next season picked up, and he can get a qualifying offer of $9.1 million in 2019-20 before he becomes a restricted free agent the following season. He claims he already knows where he wants to be.

“I plan on being here for life, so I think that time will happen. I feel like it’ll catch up. I won’t [lose that time from injury],” Russell said. “Eighty-two games sounds like a lot, but that went by quick. I missed a lot, but it went by fast. Imagine what two or three healthy seasons, which relationships can be built, what creative strategies you and the coaches can create, timing.”

Timing has been at a premium, from the 10-week rehab to more weeks coming off the bench as he ramped back up to full speed.

“It’s real wavy. You go from starting to not starting, to playing to not playing. [But] all around, it was great,” said Russell, whose first career triple-double Friday — as well as his 18.6 points, 5.6 assists and 4.5 boards as a starter — tease what he can be for the Nets. “We’re going in the right direction. I could feel the growth, I see the growth. Everybody is two feet in with everything.”

Lakers brass criticized Russell for immaturity and not taking coaching well. But he spoke openly with The Post about what he needs to do to grow individually and ensure he’s headed in the right direction.

“Getting better every year, gaining that trust, taking ownership of what’s being offered,” Russell said. “Everybody’s saying this is your role: Being able to take what comes with that. If you’re the leader of the team, the franchise player or the sixth man, whatever it may be, just taking ownership of it … don’t get complacent.

“Every year in the league you want you get better. You look, reflect debrief on what you need to work on and get better. That’s always the objective. I know I’m capable of flirting with a triple-double every night. It’s all about opportunities, system. The more I’m in the gym, the more I learn the system, it’ll all come out.”

In Russell’s case, he acknowledged that’s largely about defense. And though advanced stats say he has improved, he admits he’ll know it’s good enough when foes stop going at him like a matchup advantage.

“How do the guys I’m playing against feel about me? When we’re picking out a mismatch, am I trying to get Player B in that pick-and-roll or am I trying to get Player A because he’s a lesser defender? Do guys treat me like that? Looking in the mirror versus what do the analytics say,” Russell said. “Do they want D’Angelo, or do they want DeMarre Carroll, who’s our defensive stopper? So just try to be better at that aspect.”