Orlando wants to continue its rise. Already moved from 13th to 5th place in the Eastern Conference, the Magic intends to move up a gear with the arrival of Kentavious Caldwell-Pope.
But the leaders have not forgotten their soldiers already present in the workforce, extending Gary Harris and Goga Bitadze. And according to Yahoo! Sportsit could soon be the turn of Jonathan Isaac.
It must be said that after two blank seasons and 44 games played in four years, between 2019 and 2023, due to multiple injuries, the 6th choice of the 2017 Draft found the light again this season.
A defensive impact close to Draymond Green and Rudy Gobert
And if his stats (6.8 points and 4.5 rebounds in 16 minutes) are not particularly impressive, his impact on a nevertheless limited playing time is much more so. We have often seen him change the dynamics of matches, almost single-handedly, as he can extinguish opponents. Among the players having real playing timehe is thus 3rd in terms of the percentage drop of opponents who shoot against him!
This season, Draymond Green thus lowered the address of the attackers he defended by 6.5 percentage points. Behind, we find Rudy Gobert (-6.0) and therefore Jonathan Isaac (-6.0).
At 26, the latter is, in good health, the Florida “Minister of Defense”, and a very important player in Jamahl Mosley's system. It remains to be seen under what conditions he can renegotiate/extend his contract, while he has a final year at $17.4 million for the 2024/25 season. Perhaps with a decreasing contract?
| Jonathan Isaac | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2017-18 | ENT | 27 | 20 | 37.9 | 34.8 | 76.0 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 5.4 |
| 2018-19 | ENT | 75 | 27 | 42.9 | 32.3 | 81.5 | 1.3 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 9.6 |
| 2019-20 | ENT | 34 | 29 | 47.0 | 34.0 | 77.9 | 1.7 | 5.1 | 6.8 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 11.9 |
| 2022-23 | ENT | 11 | 11 | 41.5 | 40.0 | 55.6 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 5.0 |
| 2023-24 | ENT | 58 | 16 | 51.0 | 37.5 | 72.0 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 6.8 |
| Total | 205 | 22 | 44.9 | 34.1 | 77.1 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 8.4 | |
How to read the stats? GM = Games Played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots Made / Shots Attempted; 3pts = 3-pointers / 3-pointers Attempted; LF = Free Throws Made / Free Throws Attempted; Off = Offensive Rebound; Def = Defensive Rebound; Tot = Total Rebounds; Pd = Assists; Fte: Personal Fouls; Int = Steals; Bp = Loose Balls; Ct: Blocks; Pts = Points.
