He is right though - Dennis Schroder should not be rated lower than D'Angelo Russell.
Schroder
15.5 PER
51 TS% on
29 USG% (18th in league)
36 AST% (10th in league)
0.57 RPM (
19th among PG)
0.88 ORPM (24th among PG)
-0.31 DRPM (21st among PG)
Russell
13.2 PER
51 TS% on 24 USG%
21 AST%
-3.66 RPM (68th out of 81 PGs)
-1.10 ORPM (53rd among PG)
-2.56 DRPM (
73rd out of 81 PGs)
It doesn't take extensive knowledge of ratings/rosters to see Russell got the "market" treatment.
Final 2K16 Ratings
79 Ricky Rubio (MIN): 17.6 PER, 53 TS%, 18 USG%
79 Tony Parker (SAS): 16.2 PER, 55 TS%, 21 USG%
79 Dennis Schroder (ATL): 15.5 PER, 51 TS%, 29 USG%
78 Jeff Teague (ATL): 17.9 PER, 55 TS%, 27 USG%
78 Deron Williams (DAL): 14.6 PER, 53 TS%, 22 USG%
77 J.J. Barea (DAL): 15.4 PER, 54 TS%, 24 USG%
77 Jordan Clarkson (LAL): 14.3 PER, 52 TS%, 23 USG%
77 D'Angelo Russell (LAL): 13.2 PER, 51 TS%, 24 USG%
79 is clearly a stretch when compared to his peers. Russell's mediocrity was a pretty big reason why the Lakers only won 17 games. He SHOULD be better this year but that's certainly not a guarantee.