” It’s something I was expecting. Chris Paul was convinced that Duane Washington Jr. had it in him. It was not until this move of the Suns, completely depopulated on the wings (Devin Booker, Landry Shamet, Cameron Payne or Cam Johnson), in Memphis to observe it.
” What’s cool about him is that he’s more than capable. When the guys are in the infirmary, they have the opportunity to play more minutes and he is a real player. You can see from the way he plays how much he loves the game. It’s great to see great matches like this get to the right people », developing Chris Paul.
The latter had more than one good reason to greet his partner. Holder of a modest “two-way contract”, Duane Washington Jr. finished top scorer of a winning team outside when she was clearly not the favorite on the floor of these Grizzlies.
The undrafted player varied between penetrations and outside shooting, and creation, to finish with 26 points (10/21 on shots including 5/9 from afar), his career best, in addition to 8 assists and 4 rebounds in 24 minutes.
“I worked like crazy”
” It feels good. I worked like crazy, I believed in myself. The coaches believe in me, my teammates too. I sound like a broken record, but it’s the truth. Tonight, I came into the game early. I woke up this morning, I felt good and I believed in myself. The coach put me in a position to play. My teammates also helped me. I just put the ball in the circle “, delivers the hero of the evening.
The 22-year-old had already had the opportunity to showcase his offensive talents with the Pacers last season, with whom he averaged 10 points. Earlier this season, he stood out with a 21-point outing. A hip injury slowed him down through December, when he missed eight straight games.
Overall, he remains very profitable with just under 7 points on average in ten minutes per game.
” The good thing about him is that he’s not trying to prove himself to anyone but himself. “Describes Damion Lee, where their coach, Monty Williams, considers that he was decisive in this match:” We needed each of his baskets. He gave us a lot of energy and that aggressiveness on the pitch. »
| Duane Washington, Jr. | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2021-22 | IND | 48 | 20 | 40.5 | 37.7 | 75.4 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 9.9 |
| 2022-23 | PHX | 17 | 10 | 38.0 | 31.3 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 5.5 |
| Total | 65 | 17 | 40.0 | 36.5 | 71.6 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 8.7 | |
