The market for free agents is still open and Edmond Sumner is still a candidate to join an NBA team. Returning from a ruptured knee ligament when he arrived in the NBA, then the Achilles tendon which then deprived him of the 2021-2022 season, the rear proved that he had kept his vivacity last season under the Nets jersey with 7.1 points on average over 53 games played.
So here he is back on the market, where you also have to know how to sell yourself, an exercise in which the former Pacers player seems to excel. The latter thus highlighted his versatility in the back positions, with or without the ball, thanks to his experiences in Indianapolis and then in Brooklyn.
“I’ve been a playmaker all my life. I was referenced as a point guard in the Draft and in the NBA, because I was playing point guard and I was 1m93 “, he reminded about coming to the league at Indiana in 2017. “At the time, we had two veterans at the point guard, so I adapted by playing without the ball, it was a question of intelligence. I said to myself: “If you want to play, you will have to learn to do something else to be on the field. “I feel like with Brooklyn, it was the first time I really got the ball back after playing without the ball with the Pacers.”
Four teams from the East on the spot?
Edmond Sumner notably cited his former teammate Doug McDermott, from whom he was inspired, to try to remain a threat to the defense even without the ball in hand, provided of course that he had a sufficiently reliable outside address. So many elements and situations that made him a more complete player.
“I’m glad I didn’t have a closed mind about the situation and to have accepted it”he added. “It allowed me to become a better shooter, because I had to be better at shooting 3-pointers in order to be able to play on the wing. I had to learn to have an impact on the cuts, just to be active, to not feel like I was just sitting there doing nothing. And boom, ok, if you want to contribute, you also have to defend”.
The full-back has also emphasized his versatility having notably had to defend against wingers like Paul George this season. It remains to be seen if an NBA team will be seduced by his profile. According to NBA Analysis Network, Edmond Sumner has attracted interest from the Hornets, Bucks, Raptors and Heat.
“I’m ready, healthy, and looking forward to the start of next season. I worked on a lot of things. I feel like a lot of things that people might consider weaknesses are not. And with the right opportunity, I will capitalize for sure”he concluded.
| Edmond Sumner | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2017-18 | IND | 1 | 2 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| 2018-19 | IND | 23 | 9 | 34.4 | 25.9 | 62.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| 2019-20 | IND | 31 | 14 | 43.0 | 26.4 | 55.2 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 4.9 |
| 2020-21 | IND | 53 | 16 | 52.5 | 39.8 | 81.9 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 7.5 |
| 2022-23 | BRK | 53 | 14 | 46.1 | 35.6 | 91.7 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 7.1 |
| Total | 161 | 14 | 47.0 | 34.1 | 81.1 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 6.2 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots made / Shots attempted; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def= defensive rebound; Tot = Total bounces; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost bullets; Ct: Counters; Points = Points.
