In June, the Celtics sent Malcolm Brogdon to the Clippers to get Kristaps Porzingis in a triangle trade. Ultimately, as we know, this transfer failed and Boston was forced to make another one, to finally bring in the Latvian, with the departure of Marcus Smart to Memphis.
The Los Angeles franchise would have recoiled from the state of health of the best sixth man last season. This is the first missed meeting between the outside and the Clippers. The second will be when Jrue Holiday transfers to Massachusetts.
Because the former Indiana player then thought that the team of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George would want to get him back.
“Totally”he explains to ClutchPoints. “When Holiday left Milwaukee, I knew the Celtics were interested. I understood that they could get it since they were ready to let go of me. I’m a guy who has a reputation as a good veteran in this league. I have value. So a team like Portland could either keep me as a good veteran or trade me again. I knew Boston would be there (for Jrue Holiday) so I was mentally preparing to be here (in Los Angeles). »
Ultimately, the Clippers did not come back and Malcolm Brogdon therefore started the season in Oregon, with a 20-point first match against the… Clippers precisely. He is under contract until 2025 and as the Blazers are rebuilding, his future in Portland is necessarily written on dotted lines.
How does he experience this, after having already experienced a summer of movement between his aborted departures and his final transfer?
“I just try to be a good professional and I’m a guy who stands by his work. So working in the gym is my way of adapting to all that. If we are sharp and ready for every opportunity and every change, then everything will go well, no matter where we are. I keep my head on the handlebars and I work. »
| Malcolm Brogdon | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2016-17 | MIL | 75 | 26 | 45.7 | 40.4 | 86.5 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 10.2 |
| 2017-18 | MIL | 48 | 30 | 48.5 | 38.5 | 88.2 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 13.0 |
| 2018-19 | MIL | 64 | 29 | 50.5 | 42.6 | 92.8 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 15.6 |
| 2019-20 | IND | 54 | 31 | 43.8 | 32.6 | 89.2 | 0.9 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 7.1 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 16.5 |
| 2020-21 | IND | 56 | 35 | 45.3 | 38.8 | 86.4 | 1.0 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 21.2 |
| 2021-22 | IND | 36 | 34 | 44.8 | 31.2 | 85.6 | 0.9 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 19.1 |
| 2022-23 | BOS | 67 | 26 | 48.4 | 44.4 | 87.0 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 14.9 |
| 2023-24 | POR | 1 | 23 | 50.0 | 60.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 |
| Total | 401 | 30 | 46.7 | 38.9 | 87.9 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 15.4 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
