Bryon Demetrise Russell (born December 31, 1970 in San Bernardino, California) is an American basketball player. During a 12 season NBA career that spanned most of the 1990s and into 2005, he played for the Denver Nuggets, Washington Wizards and Los Angeles Lakers and was a key member of the Utah Jazz, including helping Utah to back-to-back NBA finals appearances in 1997 and 1998. He was also a part of the Seattle SuperSonics roster for a brief t...
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Bryon Demetrise Russell (born December 31, 1970 in San Bernardino, California) is an American basketball player. During a 12 season NBA career that spanned most of the 1990s and into 2005, he played for the Denver Nuggets, Washington Wizards and Los Angeles Lakers and was a key member of the Utah Jazz, including helping Utah to back-to-back NBA finals appearances in 1997 and 1998. He was also a part of the Seattle SuperSonics roster for a brief time but never appeared in a game for them.
Russell had his best season with the Jazz in the 1999–2000 season, when he averaged 14.1 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. From 1997 to 2000, he played in every regular season game.
In 2009, NBA.com reported that Russell was hoping to return to the NBA. He has continued to play basketball at recreation centers near his Calabasas, California home. He most recently played professionally for the L.A. Lightning of the International Basketball League.
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