Plus, he had a positive +/- in less than one-third of his 63 games played, and three of his top-four shooting games were against the Sacramento Kings (twice) and Orlando Magic — a.k.a the two teams who probably don’t belong in the NBA.

The new regime in the Los Angeles is smarter than the buffoons who drafted D’Lo, and using him off the ball beside Lonzo Ball was never going to be an option. They need knock down shooters at the ‘two’, not a guard who had nine games where he shot 0-fer from downtown.

But his inefficiency wasn’t the sole reason for the trade, it was actually something that has been widely reported.

D’Angelo Russell is simply a player who isn’t trusted.

You all know the story, the infamous video that essentially destroyed Nick Young’s engagement with Iggy Azalea.

I’m sorry…but being ‘young’ is not an excuse on this one. It is a textbook fracture of the bro-code — a set of rules that is the lifeblood to any locker room setting. By putting Swaggy P on blast, he actually blasted himself off the Lakers’ roster. And while the old regime may not have understood the underlying effect, Magic Johnson is a guy who most certainly does.

You see Magic Johnson is historic for his own extra-curricular activities, and if Russell had put him on blast back in the day, he would have certainly been dealt the same hand he received today.

Proof that this was part of the reason lies in the guy they brought in from Brooklyn — Brook Lopez. Unlike D’Angelo Russell, Lopez is a solidified veteran and rock-solid locker room guy. The kind of player you want in your foxhole, even if he isn’t as flashy as the ice-in-my-veins Russell.

Overall, the right move was made by shipping off the immature and inefficient former-№2 pick. He will be off to Brooklyn now. A place where he can get off as many shots as he wants, but will also have to earn the respect of the locker room.

If he can put in three-or-four years of headache-less basketball, he will get an opportunity as the second-or-third option on a good team. However, if he continues to be a headache off the court, that may never happen.