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A little WillT shoutout too!
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Big newsâŚ
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Isaiah Livers did not appear in 8 of the Sunsâ 12 games during this span (only in 4 of the past 19), and without any indication heâs injured, I assume heâs just not in the rotation. He played about 16 minutes total, missed three shots, and got a rebound.
Similarly, Kobe Bufkin, only played in 3 of the Lakersâ 12 games since the last update, getting about 6 total minutes, he was 2/5 (no threes) with no other stats.
Danny Wolf sustained a high ankle sprain on 3/22, and has missed 5 consecutive games. Before that, since our last update, he averaged 24 minutes, 10.1 points, 6.7 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1.75 turnovers. He shot 37.3% from the floor (33.3% from 3, 41.2% from the floor) - after some signs of life on the shooting efficiency from earlier, his numbers dipped back to his seasonal norms - mediocrity form three, and poor form from 2. @vanarbor said up thread that itâs probably more constructive to look at Danny as a big guard more than a âbigâ, and I tend to agree with him, but even for a guard, the efficiency level as it is doesnât cut it - obviously something to improve in the off-season.
Moussa Diabate also had a relatively typical three weeks - in 11 games, he averaged 27.8 minutes, 9.2 rebounds (4.4 offensive), 7.1 points, 2.1 assists, 1.2 steals, and 0.7 blocks. After three rough shooting games in a row at the start (6/18 - 33.3%), he closed 27/39 (69.2%). His highlight was a 17/11 with 2 blocks (on 7 shots) in a 44 point win Sacremento. He continues to start for the surging hornets, who went 8-3 in the span.
Caleb Houstan played 18 minutes across 4 games, and scored 8 points (including his first dunk!)
Jett Howard played in 11 of the flat-lining Magicâs 12 games in this stretch, averaging 14.7 minutes and 6.5 points on 47.5% shooting, including 48.5% from three in the span, pushing his three point shooting up to 37.1% on the year. At 49% from 2 and 37% from three, his basic efficiency marks are getting pretty close to what youâd want, and his true shooting is up to around league average (56%) from far below (49%) last year. His lack of FT trips is largely whatâs keeping him back his rebounding (4.6 per 36 mins), and passing (2.3 assists per 36 minutes) are no longer complete jokes. Heâs not an asset, per se, yet, but this year has been a real step forward.
Lies! Lies! He has not returned, and the current statement is âFranz Wagner has not been given a proper timetable to returnâ. That doesnât sound good! This is a helluva ankle sprain! The initial injury was 12/7, and he has had two aborted comebacks - one in mid January (2 games) and another in mid February (2 more games). Iâd be surprised to see him this year, at this stage, but the Magic definitely could use him.
At the expense of getting too deep into **Mo Wagnerâ**s past three weeks, I think itâs likely best to speak in generalities here - since coming to Orlando, Mo has shot 63% from 2. This year, heâs shooting 48.7%. Thatâs basically the difference between where he is, and where he was. Beyond that, all his other stats are basically what they were, but what made Mo an elite offensive player was his ability to finish with ten feet, and there are some interesting shifts here. In his Orlando tenure, 40% of his shots have come at the rim - this year, 24%. He shot 73.2% on these in his tenure, but 62% this year. 23% of his shots in his Orlando tenure came in âfloater rangeâ - 3-10 feet - this year, 37% of his shots do, and heâa also lost efficiencty here - shooting 40% compared to 46% in his Orlando tenure. Basically - he shifted 15% of his shots from the rim to floater range AND heâs less efficient at both distances. My hunch is that this is not JUST a Mo thing, but a scheme/personell around him thing, but itâs a somewhat distressing turn.
Jordan Poole is still stapled to the ench, and his 31% shooting across about 62 minutes probably wonât change that. I think weâre officially in âwhatâs going to be next for Jordanâ watch.
Caris Levert seems to be getting a little more time with Cade out, and seems to also be playing a bit better, or at least shooting better. In the past 3 weeks, he played in 10 games, averaged about 20 minutes, and scored 8.4 points to go with 3 assists, and shot 50% inside the arc while continuing to struggle from 3.
Tim Hardaway Jr. continues to be an iron man (played all 12 games) and a super efficient shooter. In 25.1 minutes, he scored 14.3 points while hitting 42/94 threes (44.6%, thats 3.5 makes on 7.8 attempts in just 25 minutes - crazy high volume). Hardaway will have spent the bulk of his career playing alongside two passers known for juicing teammates three point efficiency, but it seems extremely unlike that this isnât his best shooting season in his career by a pretty significant margin. With 6 games, left to play, Tim already has more threes than heâs ever made, and shooting .019% better than his career high-point.
Duncan Robinson played in 11 of 13 Pistonsâ games, averaging 25.8 minutes and 12.7 points. He hit nearly 51% from three in this span - 33 threes on 65 attempts, pulling his season mark, like Tim, over 40%. It seems unlikely that he can make enough get among his three highest volume seasons in makes (he had 270, 250, and 232 from 2020 through 2022), but he âast 206, and this does seem likely to be his first year over 40% since his 2020-2021 season.
Vlad Goldin got 3.5 minutes, and pulled down a rebound.
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I wonder whether Moe isnât fully recovered from his knee injury?
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Franz returned tonight. 12 points in about 20 minutes, 0-6 from three. Magic got spanked by Atlanta , 29 point home loss
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Heâs trying to make me look a fool
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Man I wish Jordan Poole the best, but canât say Iâm surprised at all. it still just fills me with wonder that both John Beilein and Jordan pool looked at each other and thought âhey this is a good fitâ. Soon enough maybe theyâll have time to make a buddy cop/odd couple movie together.
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The mystery of Jordan Poole, to me, is that he turned into a real winning player in a real team
and then he got dealt (that whole thing obviously not his fault) and was like âyeahâŚ.F thatâ
Like itâs not like he didnât know how to play substantive hoops
Granted - itâs easier to play better with good teammates, but his game got SO silly
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least mysterious thing to me. He is Jordan Poole.
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No matter how his career goes, heâs still an NBA champion and will forever live in Michigan lore with that Houston shot
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Dekeing out his own teammates so he can continue being chased around the court is just one of my favorite highlights to watch - he was born to celebrate.
I missed it live. Streaming hiccup. I can only imagine how crazy it must have been to see it live.
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Yes, it is probably my favorite sports celebration of all time
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If you watch for those bright green shoes in the upper right corner of the screen, youâll know how I reacted to it.
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Iâm sure heâll get a look somewhere else over the summer but itâs too bad that he doesnât get to enjoy being on a playoff team.
At least he got his first NBA dunk in before getting cut.
Hunter played in his 2nd career NBA game but did not score.
Just curious, but why did he get cut? Feels like a weird time to cut someone a week before the playoffs. Did they pick someone up off the street and need the roster spot?
Looks like Jock Landale got hurt, so they signed Tony Bradley to be a reserve big. With no injured list or anywhere to put those players in basketball, they likely just cut the last guy not playing on the end of their bench that wasnât their own draft pick
Hawks needed to open a roster spot for a big