Still without a win after four games, Orlando has little cause for satisfaction in this chaotic start to the season. One of them is clearly the shape of bowl bowlthe interior of 2m18, which is currently averaging 10 points, 5 rebounds and 3 blocks.
Author of his best career game this Tuesday at Madison Square Garden, with 19 points, 5 rebounds and 4 blocks, Bol has already three NBA seasons in the legs with Denver (or so to speak, because he has played very little : 53 games) and he has not yet reached his 23rd birthday (it will be November 16).
Surfing on the “Wembamania” which puts the very (very) great on the front of the stage, the former Duck of Oregon quite simply produces his best basketball in his career. Best blocker in the League with 11 tarps (and a ratio of 6 blocks over 36 minutes), Bol also has the fifth best percentage in the League with his 65% success rate on shots.
Well served at the low post by his teammates, Franz Wagner in particular, Bol can clearly finish above the fray with his 2m35 wingspan. Better, he can also play the buffalo, Julius Randle, with a well-felt “euro step” after a technical volte.
“I just stayed ready and I come into play each time with the desire to be aggressive”simply said the pivot on the official Magic website. “I think it has helped me a lot so far. »
Finally rid of his wounds?
Indoor to outdoor technique, Bol had not had much opportunity to shine a light in the rich rotation of the Rockies, under Mike Malone. But, in Orlando, in a team in full reconstruction, the native of Sudan finally seems ready to take off. Faced with Boston for example, a defeat of 6 points (126-120), the Magic was at +9 on the minutes of Bol on the ground.
“His versatility is an asset, with the size and length he has. But also his basketball IQ ”, appreciate Jamahl Mosley. “His ability to play late in the game was very interesting because he creates favorable duels. And then he can also protect the circle. »
Plagued by injuries since his almost white season at Oregon after his foot injury, Bol is in the best shape of his career. As with all great albatrosses who have tackled the Great League, Bol had to eat his dark bread of physical glitches before fully adapting to the physical shocks of NBA racquets.
Will Orlando make a good deal by having Bol recovered for a pittance? We will see that as the season progresses. But, already, Bol Bol is a good breath of fresh air in this shady return to Magic.
” [Les blessures] are difficult to manage, but they are part of the game. Every player will go through this. Likewise, there will be teams where you will not play. It all depends on your situation. Right now, I’m very happy to be able to be where I am. »
| bowl bowl | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2019-20 | DEN | 7 | 12 | 50.0 | 44.4 | 80.0 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 5.7 |
| 2020-21 | DEN | 32 | 5 | 43.1 | 37.5 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| 2021-22 | DEN | 14 | 6 | 55.6 | 25.0 | 40.0 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| 2022-23 | ENT | 4 | 16 | 65.4 | 33.3 | 100.0 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 10.0 |
| Total | 57 | 7 | 51.1 | 37.5 | 71.4 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 3.2 | |
