It’s time for Minnesota Timberwolves to move on from D’Angelo Russell

3. Production

Probably the biggest reason it’s time for the Minnesota Timberwolves to move on from their pursuit of D’Angelo Russell; DLo simply hasn’t been the same player he was last season.

In the 2019-20 season, Russell is averaging 22.4 points, 6.1 assists, 3.6 rebounds and 0.9 steals per game while shooting 43.2 percent from the field, 34.4 percent from 3-point range, and 73.9 percent from the free throw line.

While those numbers seem to suggest a productive season from the still relatively young All-Star, it’s worth remembering that Russell is the only offensive focal point for this down-and-out Warriors team that has been wrought with injuries.

Certainly, Russell’s stats wouldn’t be anything to scoff at if he was on a team with more than one or two offensive threats,  but there’s almost no chance that it would be worth a four-year max contract. Russell would quickly find himself in a situation where fans would demand to see a return on their investment or he would quickly draw comparisons to Andrew Wiggins.