You get Russ to sign a fucking minimum so he could start for a team that wants him and then you bring in a replacement and force him to the bench. Fuck that.
Trade Russ. Get him off this sinking ship. All this FO sees is star players, it doesn’t know how to construct a team.
This is why player stans are annoying, they care more about their guy instead of what helps the team wins games.
Could’ve at least tried to argue whether Harden or WB helps the team more coming off the bench, but nope not even that. Russ or Harden having their minutes split absolutely helps the team win games, but nah let’s cry about respecting the player more than helping the team win games