It's already the seventh season ofAnfernee Simons in the NBA. Drafted in 2018, the guard tasted the conference finals for his first season in the league with the Blazers. Except that behind it, it was the fall for Portland and, for four years, the team has languished in the depths of the Western conference…
“It’s very hard” explains the 25-year-old on this reconstruction which seems endless. “I have my bad days. I'm like everyone else. I call them my “human days,” when I let things get to me a little. It's obviously had an effect on my game. That's what I'm trying to get away from. »
Chauncey Billups has also noticed, since last year, that his player was sometimes “disconnected” from the game.
“We talked about it, and my discussions with Ant will stay with Ant, but yes, I see it”confirms the coach. “This was also the case last year. We had good, long discussions over the summer, about the things that bothered him and the things I could help him with. This is not something that has just started. »
Not in a position to demand a transfer
Propelled offensive leader of a team which is trying to rebuild itself through the Draft, with the successive arrivals of Shaedon Sharpe, Scoot Henderson and Donovan Clingan, Anfernee Simons rarely tastes success.
How do you keep smiling and motivated when you've only won 47 games over the last three seasons, and the group you play in doesn't seem to be progressing? A little disappointed, Anfernee Simons seems to be giving up more and more on the pitch, even if he assures that he has no intention of asking for a transfer.
“I can share how I feel, but I don’t think I’m in this position. There are only a few players who can really demand a transfer. And I don't think that's my job.” he concludes. “If it was serious, it would be up to my agent to handle it. Obviously, we think about what we want in our career, and I think it will happen when the time is right. But I'm not going to make irrational decisions about that. »
Between the lines, we still understand that Anfernee Simons would not be against the idea of leaving the quagmire of Oregon but that he simply does not have his destiny in his hands, while he is under contract until in 2026.
| Anfernee Simons | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2018-19 | POR | 20 | 7 | 44.4 | 34.5 | 56.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 3.8 |
| 2019-20 | POR | 70 | 21 | 39.9 | 33.2 | 82.6 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 8.3 |
| 2020-21 | POR | 64 | 17 | 41.9 | 42.6 | 80.7 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 7.8 |
| 2021-22 | POR | 57 | 30 | 44.3 | 40.5 | 88.8 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 17.3 |
| 2022-23 | POR | 62 | 35 | 44.7 | 37.7 | 89.4 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 21.1 |
| 2023-24 | POR | 46 | 34 | 43.0 | 38.5 | 91.6 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 5.5 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 22.6 |
| 2024-25 | POR | 30 | 31 | 41.5 | 33.5 | 90.5 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 17.7 |
| Total | 349 | 26 | 43.0 | 38.1 | 87.7 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 14.4 | |
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.
