Post by Donny - Bucks on Oct 11, 2018 0:32:53 GMT
Career Stats
38.1 MPG, 24.0 PPG, 10.1 APG, 5.5 RPG, 2.4 SPG, 2.5 TOPG on 47.6% from the field, 91.1% from the line, and 43.1% from three.
Best Season
2020 Nuggets - 29.3 PPG, 11.5 APG, 6.0 RPG, 2.8 SPG, 1.8 TOPG on 48.8% from the field, 93.7% from the line, and 47.0% from three.
Career Highs
Points: 56
Rebounds: 17
Assists: 24
Steals: 9
Blocks: 2
Achievements
Championships: 3
Player of the Game: 519
Player of the Week: 34
Player of the Month: 12
Double Doubles: 839
Triple Doubles: 66
Career Leaderboard Rankings
Points - 11th
Assists - 1st
Steals - 1st
Triple Doubles - 1st
Awards
2014 - All-Star Rookie Game Participant
2014 - All-Rookie Team
2015 - All-Star Rookie Game Participant
2016 - All-Star Game Participant
2018 - 3-Point Shootout Champion
2018 - All-Star Game Participant
2018 - Most Valuable Player
2018 - All-League First Team
2018 - All-Defensive Team
2019 - All-Star Game Participant
2019 - All-League First Team
2019 - All-Defensive Second Team
2020 - All-Star Game Participant
2020 - Most Valuable Player
2020 - All-League First Team
2020 - All-Defensive Second Team
2021 - All-Star Game Participant
2021 - Most Valuable Player
2021 - All-League First Team
2021 - All-Defensive Team
2022 - All-Star Game Participant
2022 - Most Valuable Player
2022 - All-League First Team
2022 - All-Defensive Second Team
2022 - Playoff MVP
2023 - All-Star Game Participant
2023 - Most Valuable Player
2023 - All-League First Team
2023 - All-Defensive Team
2024 - All-Star Game Participant
2024 - Most Valuable Player
2024 - All-League First Team
2025 - All-Star Game Participant
2025 - All-Star Game MVP
2025 - Most Valuable Player
2025 - All-League First Team
2025 - All-Defensive Team
2026 - Playoff MVP
2028 - Playoff MVP
Arguments For Induction
- Not to be overzealous or anything, but Russell falls in the "one of the best ever to do it" category.
- Pure, sustained dominance over his entire career. Didn't dip under 18 points per game over his first 17 seasons in the NBN. He rose quickly to dominance and held 23+ points per game for over a decade straight, on the way to winning 3 Championships, 7 MVP awards, and a whole bucket load of other achievements.
- As mentioned before, D'Lo is the all time leader in assists, steals, and triple doubles. Russell went over 15,000 assists, 3,600 steals, and 66 triple doubles over his career.
- There is legitimately no weakness here. He rebounded efficiently throughout his career, got stocks, scored extremely efficiently, passed great, and did essentially everything asked out of him until he retired. Retired as a very capable starter in the league as well.
- 10 All-Defensive/All-Defensive Second teams over his career. 3 Playoff MVPs. 8 First teams, 3 Second teams over his career in a very point guard saturated league.
Arguments Against Induction
Vote carefully, and remember to throw out arguments regardless of which side you're on. This should be a discussion that eventually gets the league to the proper decision on him. Your vote can also be retracted after it's been cast if you feel like switching to the other side based on the arguments that have been made. To be inducted, a player needs 70% and to be considered in a later class they need 50%. Vote carefully.
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