More and more comfortable, Alex Sarr understands and adapts

Terry Rozier had just missed his floater, offering an easy rebound to Alex Sarr. The latter, seeing an interesting transition situation, dribbled without showing any hesitation. Despite the return of Bam Adebayo to challenge him, the Frenchman managed to finish in the circle. A “coast-to-coast” to kick off the evening ahead.

On the floor of Mexico against the Heat, the second choice of the last Draft signed the best match of his young career and reaffirmed the potential detected in him by the Wizards. While he took more than half of his shots behind the 3-point line so far, with little success (only 5/21 or 24%), the Bordeaux native played more near the circle last night.

Another finish above Bam Adebayo, a ball recovery comparable to the first action of his match… The result is 17 points, his record, and, for the first time this season, more than 50% shooting success : 7/11, including 1/4 from afar. With that, 6 rebounds and 3 assists. And even if he suffered a lot in defense against the same Adebayo (32 points), he also had an impact with his 4 blocks.

At least two blocks in each match

A few days earlierhe said he wanted to be inspired by the defensive philosophy of the Cavs who place Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen at the heart of their racket. In response, Brian Keefe decided to line up the Frenchman with his replacement, Jonas Valanciunas.

Alex Sarr took the liberty of blocking an attack from Evan Mobley's circle with style. The kind of gesture that had earned the congratulations of his Cavs counterpart, seeing in him a “ good young player » with great potential. His defensive production so far demonstrates it, to the point of already offering himself a franchise record in counterattacks.

As for his attacking game, progress is underway. “ I think I'm getting more and more comfortable as the matches go on, understanding where I can attack, how I can make an impact and transform my game. “, he said after his match against the Heat.

Speaking of his transition game, which led him to put his compatriot Bilal Coulibaly into orbit, at the end of a match already played, he adds: “ It's something that I have to continue to explode, because it's the interiors opposite in difficulty. »

Able to shoot

The interior seems to have the green light to do so, the same when it comes to sending outside. “ He is told that if he is open, he must shoot. I like what he does. I like what he does, his readings », Noted Brian Keefe recently, when Jordan Poole recalled that his teammate was “ fully capable of shooting “.

Before this reference match, Alex Sarr explained that he could not stop at a sample of a few matches of clumsiness and said he was confident in his long distance shooting. Also, the sequence of matches is already having an impact on him. “(I realize) how important it is to take care of your body, every moment counts from one match to the next, they are very close together », he noted.

After receiving the Warriors on Monday, his Wizards start the first “road trip” of their season (Grizzlies, Magic, Rockets, Spurs and Hawks), where he will meet some great people in the racket, including Victor Wembanyama.

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.