Russell Westbrook has had an incredible start to the young season. With averages of 33.2 points, 9.0 rebounds, 9.7 assists and 1.7 steals in the Oklahoma City Thunder‘s first six games, he has emerged as an early MVP candidate and has become the undisputed leader of his team.

But even with the huge performances he's had, the team is still looking for other ways for him to make an impact to his teammates. Head coach Billy Donovan discussed what he thinks of Westbrook's game and how he's showing signs of wanting to improve even more.

“I don't look at it as being necessarily a bad thing, because (of) his ability to impact the game in a lot of ways,”

“He's an aggressive, attacking, fiery, really, really competitive point guard, and I love everything about that, about him. So it's not about changing him. It's just about him learning and figuring and studying and seeing different ways that he can impact his teammates, and I think he's trying to do that.”

Donovan understands that the 6-foot-3 point guard is one of the best in the league and is simply too good at many things he does on the court. But if they want to make a deep run in the playoffs this season, they will rely heavily on him and they'll need to preserve his health and conditioning as the season progresses. This is where his coaching experience will come into play and how he'll have Westbrook involve his teammates more.

If the coaching staff can find the solution on how to maximize the usage of their other players and make them produce better numbers, it will surely pay huge dividends to the team and lessen the weight on Westbrook's shoulders to carry the majority of the scoring load on his own. It will be beneficial for the team as it would keep their superstar fresh once the playoffs arrive.