” The mystery of the Hernangomez », headlines the Spanish sports daily Mundo Deportivo, wondering why the Spanish brothers do not play in the NBA. Their respective situations are all the more questionable as the two men shone a few weeks ago on the Euro stage.
While Luka Doncic, Nikola Jokic and Giannis Antetokounmpo were the most anticipated players, the successors of the Gasol brothers left with the gold medal around their necks as well as prestigious individual distinctions: a title of MVP of the competition for Willy Hernangomez and the Finals MVP trophy for Juancho Hernangomez after the best game of his international career.
Despite this record, the two men… have never played so little in the big league. While he was one of the most profitable players in the league last year, averaging 9 points in 16 minutes, Willy paid cash for Zion Williamson’s return from injury.
Since the start of the season, the inside has made two appearances for the Pelicans for 14 total minutes and averages 2 points and 4.5 rebounds. A terrible disappointment for him who wanted to attack his seventh NBA season hungry but who also has to do with competition from Jonas Valanciunas and Larry Nance Jr. It should be noted that the Pelicans have an option on his contract for next year. up to $2.5 million.
| Willy Hernangomez | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2016-17 | NYK | 72 | 18 | 52.9 | 26.7 | 72.8 | 2.4 | 4.6 | 7.0 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 8.2 |
| 2017-18 * | All Teams | 48 | 10 | 55.5 | 41.7 | 65.6 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 5.1 |
| 2017-18 * | NYK | 26 | 9 | 60.5 | 20.0 | 42.9 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| 2017-18 * | CHA | 22 | 12 | 50.6 | 57.1 | 75.8 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 5.3 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 6.1 |
| 2018-19 | CHA | 58 | 14 | 51.9 | 38.5 | 69.4 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 7.3 |
| 2019-20 | CHA | 31 | 12 | 53.2 | 22.7 | 62.7 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 6.1 |
| 2020-21 | NOP | 47 | 18 | 56.3 | 10.0 | 66.7 | 2.5 | 4.6 | 7.1 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 7.8 |
| 2021-22 | NOP | 50 | 17 | 52.0 | 33.3 | 77.3 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 6.8 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 9.1 |
| 2022-23 | NOP | 2 | 7 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Total | 308 | 15 | 53.3 | 30.6 | 70.3 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 5.9 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 7.4 | |
Nick Nurse said counting on Juancho
His brother signed up for a year and a similar amount in Toronto this summer. And he too is the victim of a rich workforce at his post. ” It’s complicated to enter the rotation, there are a lot of players. But this is not the first time that I find myself in such a situation. So let’s get to work and carry on “, confides the strong winger to the Spanish media mentioned above.
The former Celtics, Spurs and Jazz player last year has been content with three appearances so far, for 16 minutes in total and not a single point scored. In mid-October, Nick Nurse had however declared that he would have his chance: “It’s an element that we need in relation to his shot. I like his cuts, his passing game, and we discover that he is also a very good team defender. We are evaluating how we can use it with the ball too. I think he will work his way up the rotation, especially at the start of the season. »
More recently, the Raptors coach reiterated his point by targeting the Spaniard as well as Thaddeus Young, also neglected. ” (They) could definitely play in the rotation and they will. It’s just going to depend on when and what happens in the game. But I would say they are guys that we definitely need. We are going to need them for an 82-game season. »
| Juancho Hernangomez | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2016-17 | DEN | 62 | 14 | 45.1 | 40.7 | 75.0 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 4.9 |
| 2017-18 | DEN | 25 | 11 | 38.7 | 28.0 | 83.3 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 3.3 |
| 2018-19 | DEN | 70 | 19 | 43.9 | 36.5 | 76.7 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 5.8 |
| 2019-20 * | All Teams | 48 | 17 | 40.5 | 34.1 | 62.0 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 6.0 |
| 2019-20 * | DEN | 34 | 12 | 34.5 | 25.0 | 64.0 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 3.2 |
| 2019-20 * | MIN | 14 | 29 | 45.3 | 42.0 | 60.9 | 1.4 | 5.9 | 7.3 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 12.9 |
| 2020-21 | MIN | 52 | 17 | 43.5 | 32.7 | 61.9 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 7.2 |
| 2021-22 * | All Teams | 40 | 11 | 41.5 | 34.8 | 55.9 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| 2021-22 * | BOS | 18 | 5 | 18.5 | 16.7 | 66.7 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| 2021-22 * | UTH | 17 | 18 | 50.7 | 43.8 | 47.6 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 6.2 |
| 2021-22 * | SAN | 5 | 10 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| 2022-23 | TOR | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Total | 299 | 16 | 42.8 | 35.0 | 68.1 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 5.3 | |
