Like Lonnie Walker IV, his future teammate, Darius Bazley chose the net because there are within the club brooklyn opportunities to be seized, after the great upheaval of the “trade deadline” in February. A logical reflection on a personal level, after a very calm 2022/23 campaign, marked by the gradual disappearance of the Thunder project and then a transfer to Phoenix which did not offer him more playing time.
At the relaunch, therefore, the 23-year-old strong winger, already with a good experience for his young age (118 tenures), then projects himself with enthusiasm among these rejuvenated and more athletic Nets, which stick to his profile.
” I watched the team play a little during the playoffs, and a little bit during the regular season, especially their group in the second half of the season, and I had the feeling of a team having fun », thus notes Darius Bazley. ” The feeling of a team that played hard, that didn’t cheat in the effort, and it was a project that I wanted to join then. When making a decision, Brooklyn was the perfect place. »
Swallower of spaces, Darius Bazley should indeed be pleased with these “new look” Nets, who like to run and play fast and uninhibited basketball. Not to mention that his defensive versatility will also be useful, in a team that last year showed a convincing face in his own half of the field (112.5 points against per game, 10th).
” I can maintain my rank from position 1 to position 4, depending on the profiles, even against certain positions 5. Smaller backs, too. I can’t wait to show off my qualities in defense “, he adds, before concluding that his objective is above all simply to “ win matches », and finally to put himself at the service of his team.
| Darius Bazley | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2019-20 | OKAY | 61 | 19 | 39.4 | 34.8 | 69.4 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 5.6 |
| 2020-21 | OKAY | 55 | 31 | 39.6 | 29.0 | 70.2 | 0.9 | 6.3 | 7.2 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 13.7 |
| 2021-22 | OKAY | 69 | 28 | 42.2 | 29.7 | 68.8 | 1.0 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 10.8 |
| 2022-23 * | All Teams | 43 | 14 | 45.4 | 37.7 | 54.3 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 5.2 |
| 2022-23 * | OKAY | 36 | 15 | 44.9 | 40.0 | 55.4 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 5.4 |
| 2022-23 * | PHX | 7 | 9 | 48.0 | 25.0 | 40.0 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 4.0 |
| Total | 228 | 24 | 41.1 | 31.0 | 67.3 | 0.8 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 9.1 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots made / Shots attempted; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def= defensive rebound; Tot = Total bounces; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost bullets; Ct: Counters; Points = Points.
