“If I make my place in the team, which is clearly the best possible scenario, I will give everything. » Frank Kaminsky is back in Phoenix. Certainly, he is not sure of playing the regular season in Arizona because he will be competing with Mamadi Diakite and Moses Brown.
But the main thing is elsewhere for those who come out of a season at Partizan Belgrade: a door opens in the NBA. We must now cross it.
“I did some tests during free agency, with several teams and Phoenix was the first. It was obvious because I am very close to the training room,” reminds the one who lives in Arizona. “I trained, it went well and we started talking about an invitation to training camp. I've gotten to the point where I'm not going anywhere else. I wanted to stay here. »
He never felt better than in Phoenix
Frank Kaminsky is fully committed to Phoenix, where he played 95 matches between 2019 and 2022. “I love this place, I can’t say it any other way”he confirms, speaking of love and comfort in this city. He also specifies that when he is comfortable “everything goes much better than when I’m not”. So the months he spent there, “going to the Finals, were the ones where I felt the best during my NBA career”.
Unfortunately for him, injuries (to his right knee) hampered his adventure with the Suns. It took him several months to regain his sensations, his visits to Atlanta and Houston having been tasteless.
“Last season, especially the second part, it was the first year where I became myself again,” he confides when talking about his year in Serbia. “I had confidence and this is my first offseason where I don't have to do any rehabilitation. It's funny because it's the first time for me since my first season in Phoenix. »
| Frank Kaminsky | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2015-16 | CHA | 81 | 21 | 41.0 | 33.7 | 73.0 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 7.5 |
| 2016-17 | CHA | 75 | 26 | 39.9 | 32.8 | 75.6 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 11.7 |
| 2017-18 | CHA | 79 | 23 | 42.9 | 38.0 | 79.9 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 11.1 |
| 2018-19 | CHA | 47 | 16 | 46.3 | 36.0 | 73.8 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 8.6 |
| 2019-20 | PHX | 39 | 20 | 45.0 | 33.1 | 67.8 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 9.7 |
| 2020-21 | PHX | 47 | 15 | 47.1 | 36.5 | 61.7 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 6.6 |
| 2021-22 | PHX | 9 | 20 | 54.5 | 33.3 | 90.0 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 10.6 |
| 2022-23 | ATL | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Total | 380 | 21 | 42.9 | 34.8 | 74.5 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 9.3 | |
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.
