Selected in 16th position of the last Draft, Keyonte George disembark at Jazz, a franchise where no one has yet really made their mark at their post. A golden opportunity for the 19-year-old combo guard, who should have the opportunity to prove his worth in his first year in the league.
Precisely, the interested party intends to show that, although he is above all considered a natural rear with proven scoring qualities, he has the shoulders to evolve as a leader in the NBA and thus set up an attack.
” Everything people have said, I’ve heard it before. I’ve seen all the media talking about this, that, assists to losses ratio… So that’s something I wanted to improve and I want to show people that I can play point guard, take care of the ball », he indicates in this regard, on the sidelines of the Summer League.
A Summer League where, with UtahKeyonte George has mainly tried to let his creative skills speak for themselves, alongside Ochai Agbaji in particular.
” Shots will always come in eventually, so it’s mostly going to be about showing that I can take care of the ball, get the right game reads, things like that. “, he insists, to strengthen his candidacy for position 1.
Jamal Murray as a model of the moment
The fact remains that, until now, it is mainly in defense that Keyonte George stands out in the eyes of his summer coach, Evan Bradds.
“I was very impressed from the start “, Reports on this subject the usual assistant of Will Hardy. ” By the simple fact of seeing him communicate, with words and gestures, directing the guys to the right place… I was very impressed by his overall knowledge. He found himself defending against bigger players and I found him to be brilliant in terms of his fighting spirit, which is exactly what I was hoping to see. »
Inspired by Russell Westbrook and seen in training with De’Aaron Fox, Keyonte George tries to model his game on that of leaders / backs, explosive moreover, for whom scoring is the first quality.
Like, too, the one he has constantly analyzed in recent months…
” This year I’ve watched Jamal Murray a lot, a playmaker who can attack the circle and find his shooting positions “Admits the Jazz rookie, already renowned for his ability to create his own shots. ” I try to take a few things from his game and take notes on some of the shots he got in the playoffs. »
| Shots | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | bp | Int | CT | party | Points |
| Lauri Markkanen | 66 | 34.4 | 49.9 | 39.1 | 87.5 | 2.0 | 6.7 | 8.6 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 25.6 |
| Jordan Clarkson | 61 | 32.6 | 44.4 | 33.8 | 81.6 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 20.8 |
| Collin Sexton | 48 | 23.9 | 50.6 | 39.3 | 81.9 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 14.3 |
| Malik Beasley | 55 | 26.8 | 39.6 | 35.9 | 84.1 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 13.4 |
| Kris Dunn | 22 | 25.8 | 53.7 | 47.2 | 77.4 | 0.4 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 13.2 |
| Kelly Olynyk | 68 | 28.6 | 49.9 | 39.4 | 85.3 | 1.2 | 5.0 | 6.2 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 12.5 |
| Talen Horton-tucker | 65 | 20.2 | 41.9 | 28.6 | 75.0 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 10.7 |
| Mike Conley | 43 | 29.7 | 40.8 | 36.2 | 81.3 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 7.7 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 10.7 |
| Luka Samanic | 7 | 23.0 | 45.6 | 25.8 | 69.2 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 9.9 |
| Walker Kessler | 74 | 23.0 | 72.0 | 33.3 | 51.6 | 3.1 | 5.3 | 8.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 9.2 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 52 | 24.1 | 55.6 | 33.3 | 65.7 | 2.3 | 5.5 | 7.9 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 8.3 |
| Ochai Agbaji | 59 | 20.5 | 42.7 | 35.5 | 81.2 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 7.9 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 36 | 14.7 | 48.8 | 40.2 | 69.2 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 6.3 |
| Simone Fontecchio | 52 | 14.7 | 36.9 | 33.0 | 79.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 6.3 |
| Jarrell Brantley | 4 | 9.7 | 57.1 | 44.4 | 100.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 5.5 |
| Rudy Gay | 56 | 14.6 | 38.0 | 25.4 | 85.7 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 5.2 |
| Johnny Juzang | 18 | 12.9 | 33.7 | 23.8 | 50.0 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 4.8 |
| Damian Jones | 19 | 15.8 | 71.4 | 71.4 | 77.8 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 4.6 |
| Udoka Azubuike | 36 | 10.0 | 81.9 | 0.0 | 35.0 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 3.5 |
| Micah Potter | 7 | 7.5 | 66.7 | 57.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 3.4 |
| Juan Toscano Anderson | 22 | 15.2 | 40.3 | 17.4 | 88.9 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 3.4 |
| Leandro Bolmaro | 14 | 4.9 | 15.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| frank jackson | 1 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
