As he was selected in 6th position, we cannot speak of a “steal” for Anthony Black, the Magic rookie. But the ease with which he transitioned from college basketball to the Summer League is impressive. Admittedly, basketball practiced in the summer league is not folichon, but precisely, the former Arkansas freshman reveals his strengths there: creativity and defense. At least on his first outing against the Pistons.
Compared to Josh Giddey, who also congratulated him on social networks, it is exactly the same type of player in attack. From the height of his 2m01, his dribbling is controlled and his head is always up. His height allows him to attack both fullbacks and wingers, and when he gets close to the circle his technique is good for avoiding counterattacks, or getting the ball out.
A designer like that will do Orlando a lot of good. And as Anthony Black is not going to erase his faults with a snap of his fingers, he still lost seven balls against the Pistons…
Leadership behavior
“His level of confidence is really high”appreciates Dylan Murphy, the coach of the Magic in the Summer League. “I felt like when things got a little difficult for us and a little disjointed, he was able to calm the group down, get the ball around and make the right moves. It’s used for confidence when making shots.”. Because Anthony Black was skillful: 17 points on 7 of 10 on shots, to go with his 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals in 27 minutes.
Organizing the game, while blackening the sheet, is what he appreciates. “Do a bit of everything” answers Anthony Black about his ambitions. “Making successful plays, distributing the ball, scoring, defending… Doing whatever it takes to help us win. I will just be myself, play hard, do winning moves on both sides of the ball and show leadership… Show that I am able to tell others what to do and how we arrange. »
On the other side of the field, he therefore also confirmed that he was a good defender. Jaden Ivey can attest to this as he finished 5 of 19 on shots with 6 lost balls. If the stat sheet says Anthony Black stole three balls, that doesn’t count all the ones he deflected. His size allows him both to hinder his opponent’s dribble, but also to be present on the passing lines. A convincing performance, despite the defeat of the Magic, to be confirmed this evening against the Pacers of Jarace Walker and Bennedict Mathurin. Heavy.
| Shots | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | bp | Int | CT | party | Points |
| Paolo Banchero | 72 | 33.7 | 42.7 | 29.8 | 73.8 | 1.2 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 20.0 |
| Franz Wagner | 80 | 32.6 | 48.5 | 36.1 | 84.2 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 18.6 |
| Wendell Carter, Jr. | 57 | 29.6 | 52.5 | 35.6 | 73.8 | 2.1 | 6.6 | 8.7 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 15.2 |
| Markelle Fultz | 60 | 29.6 | 51.4 | 31.0 | 78.3 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 5.7 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 14.0 |
| Cole Anthony | 60 | 25.9 | 45.4 | 36.4 | 89.4 | 0.8 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 13.0 |
| Moe Wagner | 57 | 19.5 | 50.0 | 31.3 | 84.1 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 10.5 |
| Jalen Suggs | 53 | 23.5 | 41.9 | 32.7 | 72.3 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 9.9 |
| bowl bowl | 70 | 21.5 | 54.6 | 26.5 | 75.9 | 1.0 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 9.1 |
| Gary Harris | 48 | 24.7 | 45.0 | 43.1 | 90.0 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 8.3 |
| Terrence Ross | 42 | 22.5 | 43.1 | 38.1 | 75.0 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 8.0 |
| Mohammad Bamba | 40 | 17.0 | 49.5 | 39.8 | 68.6 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 7.3 |
| Jay Scrubb | 2 | 15.1 | 71.4 | 100.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 6.5 |
| Goga Bitadze | 17 | 15.0 | 57.5 | 16.7 | 66.7 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 5.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 5.8 |
| Rj Hampton | 26 | 13.9 | 43.9 | 34.0 | 83.8 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 5.7 |
| Jonathan Isaac | 11 | 11.3 | 41.5 | 40.0 | 55.6 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| Chuma Okeke | 27 | 19.2 | 35.2 | 30.2 | 76.2 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 4.7 |
| Michael Carter Williams | 4 | 11.1 | 42.9 | 33.3 | 57.1 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 4.3 |
| Admiral Schofield | 37 | 12.2 | 45.1 | 32.4 | 91.3 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 4.2 |
| Kevon Harris | 34 | 13.4 | 43.9 | 37.2 | 75.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 4.1 |
| Caleb Houstan | 51 | 15.9 | 36.3 | 33.8 | 83.3 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 3.8 |
