D'Angelo Russell Talks Nets Contract: 'I Don't Think It's In My Control, to be Honest'

D'Angelo Russell has expressed a desire to remain with the Brooklyn Nets when he becomes a free agent following the 2024-25 season.

It takes two to tango, though, and he acknowledged as much this weekend.

"I don't think it's in my control, to be honest," he told Brian Lewis of the New York Post on Saturday while speaking about the possibility of a Brooklyn return. "I've been on the team before where everybody was free agents, too. So they've got the leverage, they've got the cards. If they decide to bring me back, cool. If not, we'll figure it out."

Russell has expressed an interest in testing free agency, however, in part because he's never done so in his career.

"I don't think I've ever been a free agent," he said. "I look back on it, I've never been. For me, it's a weird feeling, but [we'll] see how it goes. I signed an extension with the Los Angeles Lakers, two years—one-plus-one, player option [two years, $36 million]. I just never hit [free agency]. So I'm excited to see."

The 29-year-old is averaging 13.3 points and 5.7 assists for the Nets in 20 games since being traded from the Lakers this season. It's been a down year in general for Russell, who averaged 18 points and 6.3 assists for the Lakers a season ago, albeit in a more prominent role than he's played in either L.A. or Brooklyn this year.