The calculation is simple and the difference visible: in two matches with the Pistons, Marvin Bagley III had scored a total of 16 points at 7/17 on the shoot. There, against the Cavs, the player scored 16 points at 8/13 on the shoot.
The interior had gotten off to a slow start after his transfer and departure from Sacramento. Against Cleveland, he was able to show what he could bring to the young troops of Dwane Casey.
The symbol of his match is undoubtedly his superb alley-oop with Cade Cunningham. “It was a good pass”he explains for the Detroit Free Press. “The ball was high, I had to go up but I wanted to finish. It shows how much we spin the ball. “
If the former interior of the Kings has achieved his best performance with the Pistons, the days off during the All-Star Break are not for nothing. The coaching staff provided him with videos with the systems, so that he could assimilate them during these days without competition.
“I’m much more comfortable” confirms the Sacramento alum. “The first few days, I had a lot to take in. It’s quite similar to what I did with the Kings, even if it’s different, the terms are not the same. I did my job analyzing the systems, watching the videos. Slowly it comes. I want to continue like this for the last few weeks and then during the offseason. “
“I can’t stop thinking about our future with him”
Dwane Casey is delighted to be able to have a real threat offensively at the alley-oop and above the circle. Isaiah Stewart is excellent at setting up screens, but he takes off very little. Just like Kelly Olynyk, precious in shooting and passing, but who is not really an athlete.
“We did some actions for him, lob passes to try to find him”says the coach. “Killian Hayes was good at it. We’re looking for him because he’s very good at catching those passes. “
The Pistons wanted to recover Marvin Bagley III during the season precisely to allow him to enter the mold, in order to be completely comfortable for the start of next season. As he had done with Hamidou Diallo last year.
“I was in this position last season, arriving during the exercise”recalls Diallo. “Bagley did a great job and it’s great to have him on board. I can’t stop thinking about our future with him. “
| Marvin Bagley III | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2018-19 | BAG | 62 | 25 | 50.4 | 31.2 | 69.1 | 2.6 | 5.0 | 7.6 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 14.9 |
| 2019-20 | BAG | 13 | 26 | 46.7 | 18.2 | 80.6 | 2.2 | 5.2 | 7.5 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 14.2 |
| 2020-21 | BAG | 43 | 26 | 50.4 | 34.3 | 57.5 | 2.5 | 4.9 | 7.4 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 14.1 |
| 2021-22 * | All Teams | 33 | 22 | 46.7 | 22.7 | 68.5 | 2.2 | 4.8 | 7.1 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 9.4 |
| 2021-22 * | BAG | 30 | 22 | 46.3 | 24.2 | 74.5 | 2.2 | 4.9 | 7.2 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 9.3 |
| 2021-22 * | TED | 3 | 24 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 28.6 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 10.7 |
| Total | 151 | 25 | 49.4 | 29.5 | 66.5 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 7.4 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 13.4 | |
