Struck by the incredible atmosphere reigning in Serbia, Frank Kaminsky took his first steps with Partizan Belgrade, after a long NBA career of 413 matches, mainly in Charlotte and Phoenix. How is the integration going from the inside?
“I’m adapting well”he responds to Eurohoops. “It’s easy for me because the team makes it easy for me. There are players who have been here for years who can help me and answer my questions. The game is different, but I’m learning little by little. »
Like Luka Doncic before him, then Damian Lillard afterwards, the former Suns player believes that the European game is more difficult to tame than that in the NBA.
” They are right. Basketball is more physical here. There are also differences in the rules, with the absence of the three seconds in the defensive racket. So it’s more complicated to score. I also have to think more collectively. But deep down, it’s still basketball. »
This is why NBA experience is not necessarily a plus for Frank Kaminsky when starting a career in the Euroleague.
“It doesn’t matter where you started or where you were born, if you’re a good player, you’re a good player. The NBA is a very demanding league and the Europeans come there and play very well. Americans, like me, come to Europe too. We know that the level is good here, that the experience is excellent. If I talk about myself, it gives me a chance to play again, which I haven’t had in the NBA lately. It weighed in my decision. »
| Frank Kaminsky | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2015-16 | CHA | 81 | 21 | 41.0 | 33.7 | 73.0 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 7.5 |
| 2016-17 | CHA | 75 | 26 | 39.9 | 32.8 | 75.6 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 11.7 |
| 2017-18 | CHA | 79 | 23 | 42.9 | 38.0 | 79.9 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 11.1 |
| 2018-19 | CHA | 47 | 16 | 46.3 | 36.0 | 73.8 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 8.6 |
| 2019-20 | PHX | 39 | 20 | 45.0 | 33.1 | 67.8 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 9.7 |
| 2020-21 | PHX | 47 | 15 | 47.1 | 36.5 | 61.7 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 6.6 |
| 2021-22 | PHX | 9 | 20 | 54.5 | 33.3 | 90.0 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 10.6 |
| 2022-23 * | All Teams | 36 | 7 | 49.2 | 39.4 | 87.5 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| 2022-23 * | ATL | 26 | 7 | 56.8 | 47.8 | 83.3 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2.7 |
| 2022-23 * | HOU | 10 | 6 | 31.6 | 20.0 | 100.0 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| Total | 413 | 20 | 43.0 | 34.9 | 74.6 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 8.8 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
