No one has ever doubted whether D’Angelo Russell can play. The question is can he win?
The boxscore shows how talented Russell is, but his teams’ won-loss records leave the notion of him being a winner up for debate.
“You look at a player like D’Angelo who is looking for his first big contract. Can he win? That’s what [general manager Sean] Marks has to find out,” one Western Conference scout told The Post after watching Russell in the preseason.
Then Mike Fratello, who watched Russell up close while broadcasting games for YES Network, posed the same question on NBA TV.