To the untrained eye, D’Angelo Russell was seemingly having an excellent, break-out season during his short stint with the Golden State Warriors.
Through 33 games he averaged 23.6 points and 6.2 assists per night while hitting a career-high 37% of his nearly 10 three-point attempts per game. At the ripe age of 23, on paper, he sounded like a cornerstone piece to lead the squad to the chosen land, right?
Well, no, that was not the case.
As gifted as Russell has become on the offensive side of the ball, certain limitations in his game were never going to allow the Warriors to become legitimate title contenders.