Russell, obviously, was eager to be exchanged to the Minnesota Timberwolves in a blockbuster swap not long ago that brought 2014 No. 1 pick Andrew Wiggins to the Warriors. He and Minnesota large man Karl-Anthony Towns go route back, and Russell about marked with the T-Wolves the previous summer. He revealed to Bleacher Report's Scott Polacek that "playing with my sibling" was "an incredible advance" in his profession.
However, the 24-year-old said he wouldn't be set up to make that stride without the exercises he gained from his now-previous colleagues.
"A ton of incredible b-ball minds," Russell said of the Warriors' way of life. "I found a workable pace cerebrums as much as I could. I made the most of that open door [to be] better as a player, here and there the floor."
Russell joined the Warriors in a sign-and-exchange from the Brooklyn Nets in return for Kevin Durant the previous summer, hoping to play with double cross MVP Steph Curry while Klay Thompson rehabbed his torn ACL. The Curry-Russell combo kept going only four games before Curry broke his hand a day prior to Halloween, and Russell out of nowhere held the reins of a modifying group as opposed to one battling for a season finisher spot.
He had his own physical issue issues, as well, however Russell found the middle value of 23.6 focuses per game in his limited timeframe with the Warriors. That wasn't sufficient to balance his cautious deficiencies, and the Warriors eventually exchanged him for Wiggins in the wake of tolerating Russell - in mentor Steve Kerr's words - was a "faulty" fit as a ball-predominant gatekeeper playing close by Curry (and later Thompson, had he returned solid this season).
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Wiggins has chilled after a hot beginning and the Towns-less T-Wolves just got their first win with Russell in the lineup Wednesday, however both Minnesota and Golden State are wagering that a difference in landscape eventually enables the exchange's essential players to arrive at their maximum capacity.
On the off chance that Russell does, he assumes his brief timeframe with the Warriors will have gone far.
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