” Do I really move like this? » Kyle Anderson still surprises himself. He who has been nicknamed “Slo Mo” since his arrival in the league for his game that sometimes seems to be in slow motion does not always realize his specificity. I feel like I'm going fast sometimes. And then I see the video and… ” he said on Monday during his presentation with its new Warriors franchise. The Californian franchise, adept at a moving game to shift its shooters, will discover a new type of player, who his new teammates will be able to tease in turn.
” I look at guys like Nikola Jokic or Luka Doncic and I ask myself, 'Do I move like that?' And my teammates say, 'No, you're even slower.' “Without being a franchise player like the Nuggets' pivot or the Mavericks' playmaker, the Chinese international has a connector profile, who can blend into Steve Kerr's often well-oiled collective. Like Boris Diaw at the Spurs a few years ago, and “Babac” was not a speed monster.
More cunning than really slow?
” I am a rather altruistic player. ” Anderson believes. ” I really think about passing the ball first, getting my teammates involved, and I think I'm really good at reading the game. » His “slowness” to the naked eye, the former San Antonio player compensates for it with his intelligence of play, and with his size / wingspan ratio imposing for a player in this register. It's just part of my style of play, really. I think it's a little misleading. Changing pace is part of my game. Being smart has always worked well for me. »
Despite what seems like a flaw in a league where the pace and number of possessions increase over the seasons, Kyle Anderson has always been able to find a place for himself on the different teams he has played for. I was always told it wouldn't work, and yet it does. So I keep going like this.. »
” I fight in defense, I do my best ” he continued during his presentation about what he can bring to Golden State. ” I think I'm a pretty good rebounder, a player who can take the rebound, start a counterattack, pass forward or create action in the opponent's half of the court. »
Acquired via a sign-and-trade when the Wolves lacked the cap space to retain him, Anderson will now attempt to lead the Warriors' bench, as a wing or power forward in Golden State's atypical basketball.
| Kyle Anderson | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2014-15 | SAN | 33 | 11 | 34.8 | 27.3 | 64.3 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| 2015-16 | SAN | 78 | 16 | 46.8 | 32.4 | 74.7 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 4.5 |
| 2016-17 | SAN | 72 | 14 | 44.5 | 37.5 | 78.9 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 3.4 |
| 2017-18 | SAN | 74 | 27 | 52.7 | 33.3 | 71.2 | 1.1 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 7.9 |
| 2018-19 | SAME | 43 | 30 | 54.3 | 26.5 | 57.8 | 1.1 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 8.1 |
| 2019-20 | SAME | 67 | 20 | 47.4 | 28.2 | 66.7 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 5.8 |
| 2020-21 | SAME | 69 | 27 | 46.8 | 36.0 | 78.3 | 0.8 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 12.4 |
| 2021-22 | SAME | 69 | 22 | 44.6 | 33.0 | 63.8 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 7.6 |
| 2022-23 | MIN | 69 | 28 | 50.9 | 41.0 | 73.5 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 9.4 |
| 2023-24 | MIN | 79 | 23 | 46.0 | 22.9 | 70.8 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 6.4 |
| Total | 653 | 22 | 47.9 | 33.8 | 71.4 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 6.9 | |
How to read the stats? GM = Games Played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots Made / Shots Attempted; 3pts = 3-pointers / 3-pointers Attempted; LF = Free Throws Made / Free Throws Attempted; Off = Offensive Rebound; Def = Defensive Rebound; Tot = Total Rebounds; Pd = Assists; Fte: Personal Fouls; Int = Steals; Bp = Loose Balls; Ct: Blocks; Pts = Points.
