Transferred in February to Sacramento, after starting his season with Milwaukee and only at the end of December, Donte DiVincenzo was very irregular in California. He went from meetings with no or only one small point scored, to outings with more than 10 units.
But for his first start of the season (Justin Holiday and Jeremy Lamb were absent), against the Bulls, the 2021 champion had a very good match with 15 points at 3/5 at 3-pts, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Not to mention his presence in defense, against DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine.
“He was excellent, he did his job in defense, took his shots, didn’t force anything. He was amazing.” explains Domantas Sabonis at the Sacramento Bee. “I think it’s his best game, by far,” adds Alvin Gentry. “He was very good defensively, and as strong as he was on DeRozanit’s crazy but the latter made his statistics (21 points at 7/17 to shoot). Nevertheless, he could not have done better. “
With De’Aaron Fox, the former Bucks was invaluable in the second period to resist the comeback of the Bulls. In the last thirty seconds, he notably ensured his two free throws to conclude.
“Trust is something” he declares. “And I’m not just talking about myself, I’m talking in general, for everyone. In this match, we played with a lot of confidence. “
The fullback will be free this summer, but protected, so the Kings can line up with any outside offer. Is his future written in this franchise? “We transferred him twice, so it’s obvious that we like him a lot”recalls Alvin Gentry, since the Kings wanted to bring him against Bogdan Bogdanovic in November 2020, in a transfer that was aborted. “He’s tough, he defends and isn’t afraid of physical combat. “
Obviously, the player does not seem against staying in California. He is not unhappy with his role, which is very similar to the one he had with the Bucks.
“As soon as my name is called, to come off the bench or to start, for 15 or 35 minutes, I have to be ready. My state of mind and this energy are contagious for this team. “
| Donte DiVincenzo | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2018-19 | MIL | 27 | 15 | 40.3 | 26.5 | 75.0 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 4.9 |
| 2019-20 | MIL | 66 | 23 | 45.5 | 33.6 | 73.3 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 9.2 |
| 2020-21 | MIL | 66 | 28 | 42.0 | 37.9 | 71.8 | 1.2 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 10.4 |
| 2021-22 * | All Teams | 29 | 21 | 33.0 | 30.4 | 87.0 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 7.5 |
| 2021-22 * | MIL | 17 | 20 | 33.1 | 28.4 | 85.2 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 7.2 |
| 2021-22 * | BAG | 12 | 23 | 33.0 | 32.8 | 89.5 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 7.9 |
| Total | 188 | 23 | 41.8 | 34.2 | 75.8 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 8.8 | |
