It's hard for me to pretend to know what would happen if Wall was on the Thunder. I do think he'd utilize some of the players better, and his style of play would allow Donovan to get a little more interesting with a game plan. That isn't to say they'd win the West or be ready to beat the Rockets in the first round. But they'd definitely play a better brand of basketball that I'd prefer watching. And Russ ain't winning no damn East with that Wiz team, no way no how. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
He is going to make an All-NBA team this year. And All-NBA teams have nothing to do with East or West, so that's a completely irrelevant distinction. Wall has been plagued by knee problems and now that they've been corrected, he's showing just how complete his game is. He's not a better passing Damian Lillard, that comparison makes no more sense that me calling Westbrook a more explosive Eric Bledsoe.
Westbrook is a career 41/29 percent playoff shooter, which is fukking lamentable. His assists per game fluctuated between 5 and 8 until the past two seasons, and that's with one of the best scorers in the league as his running mate. His usage rates blow Wall's out of the water, so he should be getting at least the 10 assists per game he has averaged the last couple years. Wall's a far better distributor than Russy ever will be. Wall has also been in the league for two fewer years, and the knock is that he has to improve his shooting, yet his shooting isn't worse than Russy's which should tell you something. Wall has also made an all defensive team, while I can't remember the last time I watched Russy on defense and thought he was even capable on that end.
I'm on record for years now as a Russy fan, because he goes hard as fukk. But he can't shoot and he makes a lot of stubborn decisions. That's not to say he isn't a great player, he just not the dude I'd ever want at PG for a team I was in charge of. I believe we've seen Russy's ceiling. John Wall is trending upward, getting better, and putting a serious stamp on the playoffs. Going forward I expect him to maintain this trend. Unless Russy makes serious changes to his approach, he's going to be painful to observe when his athleticism wanes.