Russ is still a top 10 player in this league but he has some glaring flaws that hold this Thunder team back even though posters on here hate to admit it
I mean he took 31 shots tonight breh and he only made 10 of them.

KD only took 18 compared to his 31. That's just unacceptable if you're trying to win
And it's not just the volume of shots he takes it's the quality of shots also. He'll take contested 3s even though he only shot 30% from three this season and is a much better midrange shooter. Teams don't even really have to guard him behind the 3 point line if they choose not to
He gambles way too much on defense because he places so much stock in his athleticism and he thinks he's faster than the pass or he thinks he's going to be able to get back to his man in time
He's just a scatterbrained and less than focused player. He makes questionable passes in crunch time and sometimes misses wide open guys in crunch time
I don't think you can win a title with Russ as your best player. He has to be a sidekick