A 2m18 Stephen Curry? We won’t go that far, but the action made an impression. With a minute to play and his team trailing by seven points in Brooklyn, bowl bowl knew he had to score quickly. Once the defensive rebound was captured, he moved up the pitch, landed four dribbles, one of which was between the legs… and drew first intention, at the head of the racquet. “Swish”, to the near amazement of the Barclays Center.
The giant of Magic, in full swing this season, has again made a strong impression with his combination of size and mobility, and his ease in creating his shot. Author of 24 points (10/15 on shots including 3/6 from afar) and 6 rebounds, he confirmed his very good form at the moment. For ten games, he averaged 16 points and 10 rebounds.
When HoopsHype asks Paolo Banchero to whom his teammate can be compared, a name naturally comes to mind: Everyone talks about this Victor (Wembanyama) in France. I’m not trying to compare them, but Bol is 2m18 tall, shoots 3-pointers, moves up the field, distributes play and blocks shots. I feel like people forget it a bit, but Bol is a freak of nature. »
An “oversight” probably linked to the first three very discreet years with the Nuggets, where he had to make do with around fifty appearances on the court when he was not injured. It is recalled that this one, despite his popularity, had only been drafted in the 44th position of the Draft 2019, probably due to doubts about his state of health.
“This is the future transformation of our league”
“ I had a lot of ups and downs in my career not playing and being injured. I’m a little behind in my progress because I haven’t played for the last three years. I work to become the best player possible. I think this will take me to the next level, where I want to be “, Displays the native of Khartoum, well on his way to making up for lost time. Its statistical curves already make it a natural candidate for the title of best progression of the year.
At the time of his Draft, he said he was inspired by the greatest, literally and figuratively, like Kevin Durant, Nikola Jokic or Kristaps Porzingis. Today, he impresses his models. “ It is unique and difficult to defend. You can see his confidence grow over the matches. He can do just about anything on the pitch, he just needs to chain it up. […] I like what Jamahl (Mosly) done with him, sometimes making him play point guard or pivot. He moves him everywhere because he is a very versatile player. It’s great for the league “, Appreciates “KD”, his opponent of the evening.
His playing partner Kyrie Irving even sees Bol Bol as a symbol of a league that is gaining height. ” We have to prepare for it. This is the upcoming transformation of our league. We have another guy, Victor, playing overseas and more and more of these 2m10+ archetypes, who handle the ball and can do anything. We just gotta get used to it and enjoy what we see “, ends the leader.
| bowl bowl | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2019-20 | DEN | 7 | 12 | 50.0 | 44.4 | 80.0 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 5.7 |
| 2020-21 | DEN | 32 | 5 | 43.1 | 37.5 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| 2021-22 | DEN | 14 | 6 | 55.6 | 25.0 | 40.0 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| 2022-23 | ENT | 20 | 27 | 59.6 | 40.5 | 80.0 | 1.6 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| Total | 71 | 11 | 55.0 | 40.0 | 75.0 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 5.3 | |
