How to find a place in the middle of Bradley Beal, Deni Avdija, Will Barton and Corey Kispert? It’s mission impossible for Johnny Davis. Especially with his very discreet performances in the Summer League. The rear is still too perfectible, weighed down by his clumsiness from afar and his limits to outflank the defenders.
Rather than sit on the bench waiting, the Wizards’ 10th pick was sent to the G-League. He is cutting his teeth with the Capital City Go-Go and has just played his first game.
“It was nice to finally play again”explains the one who was injured in the back during the summer, for The Athletic. “Being with the Wizards, you always have to be ready, but I’m happy to have been able to play, to have found this feeling. I can still improve my game.”
In 26 minutes in the loss against the Raptors, the rookie hardly dazzled, scoring 13 points at 3/13 in shooting, with 3 rebounds and 2 assists. It displays the same flaws as in the summer league, but the Wizards will be patient.
“I think he’s shown flashes of why he’s a 10th draft pick”analyzes his G-League coach, Mike Williams. “He was sometimes aggressive, going to the circle. He made good decisions, he scored. He needs to make decisions faster, but overall it was okay. You have to remember that he only played a little. We don’t expect him to score 30 points, we don’t ask him that. »
