With its 28 points, Dyson Daniels signed his scoring record during the Hawks' surprise victory against the Celtics. More responsible in the absence of Trae Young, the Australian punished Boston's arrogance.
With more responsibilities, he also lost more balls (6) than usual, which he compensated for by making the same number of interceptions (6). This is also the third game in a row that he has reached this total, and he is therefore at 19 “steals” in the last three games of the Hawks (Detroit, Chicago and Boston).
The last time a player stole that many balls over a three-game span? It was Robert Covington, in 2015. Before that, we had to go back to Ron Artest, in 2002…
Unsurprisingly, the former Pelicans player is the best interceptor at the start of the season (36 in total, 3.6 per match) and also the one who deflects the most balls (76 deflections in total, 7.6 per match). But what's really impressive is the margin compared to everyone else in the league!
Determined to be part of the All-Defensive First Team, Dyson Daniels is therefore starting on the right footing.
“What impresses me the most is that we often make so many interceptions because we take risks and get out of the action. He rarely gets out of position.”
“The deviations are a reflection of its activity” likes Quin Snyder. “But what impresses me the most is that, often, we make so many interceptions because we take risks and get out of the action. He rarely gets out of position. It doesn't always result in an interception, but it's always there. He is very methodical because he is really very focused. This is very unusual and he does it every night. »
With Zaccharie Risacher and Jalen Johnson, Dyson Daniels forms a trio with particularly large and active arms, enough to disrupt opposing ball transmissions as much as possible.
“He’s one of the best defenders in the league” explained Trae Young before his injury about Dyson Daniels. “Every time he is on the opposing ball carrier, he puts pressure on him. It helps us on defense, it takes seconds off the clock. This is what the adversaries are trying to do to us. They try to take me all over the place, force me to let go of the ball, force me to waste time before going beyond the middle of the field. Now we have a guy like that with us too, and that will help us throughout the season. »
| Dyson Daniels | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2022-23 | NOP | 59 | 18 | 41.8 | 31.4 | 65.0 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
| 2023-24 | NOP | 61 | 22 | 44.7 | 31.1 | 64.2 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 5.8 |
| 2024-25 | ATL | 9 | 32 | 45.0 | 27.8 | 50.0 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 12.8 |
| Total | 129 | 21 | 43.8 | 30.7 | 62.6 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 5.4 | |
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.
