D'Angelo Russell shares hilarious Wembanyama take fans must hear

What great timing, since Victor Wembanyama just got done establishing dominance in a win against Team Japan this clip began to percolate the internet. D'Angelo Russell went on the Run Your Race podcast with Theo Pinson and his friend AJ Richardson, where they discuss life in the NBA, among other things. Russell is still a member of the Los Angeles Lakers and will seemingly remain so, despite rampant rumors that the organization would rather trade him.

Those whispers have been circulating since the regular season was in play, with some even suggesting a pairing with San Antonio to join Wemby and the crew. Fans were very loud with their rejection of that notion, so it's a little funny to hear just how enthusiastic Russell is about the 7'4" Frenchman.

Russell is echoing what most seem to know about Wembanyama

At this point, the voters should be embarrassed about their Defensive Player of the Year selection. Vic had a chance to make history since no rookie has ever won that award. Unfortunately, he was denied this opportunity due to politics and tradition. It's easy to forget, but the NBA players were polled anonymously at the end of the season. They voted Wemby for DPOY. There is a large number of players both past and present who picked Wembanyama for the award.

You would think that the NBA players with experience playing against each other and the legends who know the game inside and out might know a little bit about what constitutes good defense. Not to say Gobert is not a good defender because he is a great defender. But being second place is not an insult, except for when you blow the first-place winner out of the water in the counting stats.

What's done is done, and fans have likely moved on. But it's noteworthy that the players who lace up their sneakers every night of the NBA season are still talking about it. As for Wembanyama, he hasn't mentioned it in a while and he shouldn't. There's nothing left for him to do but gobble up every award he can for the rest of his career.

You can watch the whole episode below