He had warned that he was not coming to France this summer to play a supporting role Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jamal Murray. And he kept his word. Andrew Nembhard took two games to get into the Olympics, being very discreet in Canada's first two successes, with 2 and 5 points.
Then, against Spain, he exploded with 18 points at 8/10 shooting. To the point of surprising Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the best scorer of this game with 20 points. “I knew he was good, obviously, but I didn't know he was this good.”, smiles the Thunder star.
“SGA” then continues his list of compliments towards the Pacers player. “He's a very talented player, who works hard. He's very calm, can pass, do a lot of things that hurt the opponent. It's a luxury to have him. He was aggressive, took what the defense gave him. He never forces, he's like that.”
Canada's sixth man is having a great summer so far, as he also extended his contract with Indiana at the end of July and after a good playoff run, for $59 million and three additional seasons.
| Andrew Nembhard | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2022-23 | IND | 75 | 28 | 44.1 | 35.0 | 79.0 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 9.5 |
| 2023-24 | IND | 68 | 25 | 49.8 | 35.7 | 80.4 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 9.2 |
| Total | 143 | 26 | 46.7 | 35.3 | 79.7 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 9.3 | |
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.
