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Around min 40-45 from Podcast P

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRARbd0RElQ

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[–] BetweenTheBuzzAndMe@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

If he was top 25, the Clippers wouldn't have gotten him for the chump change he's making.

That said, I do believe he's got a quality argument for top 50 and it's the biggest bargain contract in the NBA right now.

[–] Wind_14@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

There are 30 teams in the NBA. Being top 50 means you're either the 2nd best man in playoff-tier team or a tank commander on a bad team. Russ won't even be the best player on Spurs(who just got no. 1 pick), I guess you can argue of being in competition in Portland, but even Blazers would rather treat Scoot as true no. 1 over Russ. That's 2 of the worst team last season, and Russ can't even be no. 1 in there. So something like top 100 is where Russ currently resides, which seems fair.

[–] Public-Product-1503@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Nah he’s not top 100, he has to be below reaves Dlo and Schroeder all who were better with the ball for the lakers then him.

[–] Timoteo-Tito64@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Anfernee Simons and jerami Grant are both better than russ

[–] Public-Product-1503@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Easily we’d of happily taken those guys for that bum , we had to throw in a pick.

[–] Public-Product-1503@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

No he doesn’t . Austin reaves , given ryss minutes n ryss usage n ball dominance produced at a much higher lvl for us. Russ was like slight negative epm or just 0, after Rudd trade reaves averaged +3 epm or so for rest of year and peaked in WCF as a legit all star tier impsct ( not saying he is but his impact vs Denver is viewed similar to some of the less advanced stats popular all stars ) . Impsvt metrucs like Ingram , demar, lavine , etc I was worried even tho I love the kid he might come down to Earth but watching him in the WC go from ‘ non deserving ‘ to a top 3 player for us and arguably top 1-3 offensively impsct wise anyway was crazy to see.

I live reaves but I think 50-75 is his range not top 50 yet , so how can Russ a guy who played wirse by all metruvs be better? Russ signed fir basically the minimum too n got bought ought. If reaves was on 40m I’m pretty sure jazz don’t buy him out : it’d be a bad contract but like a Tobias Harris type bad , not a zero value player.

[–] XrShJjXxE4ouwB@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

The 3rd best player on most teams is not in the top 50, just based on math. You cannot seriously believe Russ is a Top 50 player.