Recently, Bleacher Report ranked the top-15 players at each position over the course of the 2019-20 NBA season. For the point guards, Minnesota Timberwolves’ guard Russell came in at 14 on the list, placing just above Spencer Dinwiddie (who came 15th) and below Fred VanVleet (13th), Eric Bledsoe (12th), De’Aaron Fox (11th), and Ja Morant (10th).
In fairness, Russell did not live up to expectations set upon him to start the season. In Golden State, the team around him had almost no talent after Steph Curry and Klay Thompson were both injured, and Draymond Green was both inconsistent and often out of the lineup.