Russell Westbrook has posted consecutive double-doubles in the Thunder's first-round playoff series against the Mavericks.
That, apparently, isn’t enough to impress Dallas owner Mark Cuban, who insists the Oklahoma City star is a bit overrated.
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“I think he’s an All-Star, but not a superstar,” Cuban told reporters prior to Monday’s Game 5, via ESPN.com.
Westbrook put up 26 points and 15 rebounds against Cuban’s Mavs in Game 3 and followed that up with a 25-point, 15-rebound performance in Game 4.
Cuban’s argument, though, isn't so much about numbers as it is wins.
"You look at Dirk [Nowitzki]," Cuban said, citing his own franchise player as an example of a superstar. "I'm not going to talk about other teams' players, I guess other than what I just said, but Dirk for 15 years won 50 games no matter what. We put Moe, Larry and Curly next to him and we won 50 games. Russ is certainly an All-Star, but I consider (Kevin) Durant a superstar.”
The Thunder missed the playoffs in 2014-15 when they played the majority of the season without Durant as Westbrook assumed the lead role.