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LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 30: Los Angeles Sparks Owner Magic Johnson interviews D'Angelo Russell #1 of the Los Angeles Lakers during a game between the Los Angeles Sparks and the San Antonio Stars at STAPLES Center on August 30, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2015 NBAE (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)
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Twitter Resurfaces Old Magic Johnson Tweets After D'Angelo Russell Trade

Thomas DuffyJun 20, 2017

After the Los Angeles Lakers reportedly agreed to send 21-year-old point guard D'Angelo Russell to the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday, per The Vertical's Adrian Wojnarowski, Twitter hit Magic Johnson's Twitter archives.

The team president was once so high on D-Lo, he referred to him as a "future superstar":

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Times have changed.

Magic reportedly sent Russell, the No. 2 pick of 2015, to the Brooklyn Nets along with salary dump center Timofey Mozgov in exchange for Brook Lopez and the No. 27 pick in this Thursday's draft.

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