The backcourt is hardly worthy of discussion. As he continues to thrive in his new home, he will head back to Utah in February as an All-Star starter, a feat he never accomplished while playing for the Jazz. Mitchell was a lock to be an All-Star the moment he set foot in Cleveland, but his 71-point explosion confirmed that he should start this season. Irving has been cooking since Durant’s injury and has started numerous All-Star games in recent years. The backcourt starting duo is relatively controversy-free Kyrie Irvingand Donovan Mitchellget the starting nods. While all three are having monster seasons, are household names across the NBA, and are worthy of the starting positions they have earned, there is one big name left off the list, which will be covered later. The final Eastern Conference starter is another Brooklyn Net: Kevin Durant. Jayson Tatum of the NBA-leading Boston Celtics joins him as a clear-cut starter.
Giannis Antetokounmpois in as the East’s captain, which locks him into a starting role. However, with four qualified candidates and only three starting spots, there was going to be a brouhaha, no matter who was chosen to be a starter. The East’s frontcourt is riddled with controversy. NBA All-Star Starters Reaction: How Is Zion Williamson Starting? The Eastern Conference Starters Let’s see how the teams are looking so far. Naturally, that means there were also a few snubs as well. As with any balloting process, there were a couple of surprising names that flashed on the screen.
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || ).The NBA All-Star starters were announced Thursday night on TNT.
Jacob Grandison visits Duke how does he fit with the Blue Devils?ĭuke basketball hires Rachel Baker as program’s first-ever general manager More Duke Insider and Recruiting News Tre Johnson receives offer from Duke Blue Devils after 5-star 2024 SG Mookie Cook, former 5-star Oregon commit, lands on Duke’s radar Overall, Williamson is shooting 90.9 percent at the rim (28-of-31 FGA) and 31 of his 39 FGA (nearly 80 percent) have come at the rimįilm Room: How Cam Reddish helps power Duke’s offense.His passing has been really good, too, and the assist numbers look great: 20 percent assist rate, 5.4 assists per 100 possessions.According to KenPom, Williams has a sub-10 percent turnover rate and has drawn fouls at a rate of 7.6 per 40 minutes (9.5 FTA per 40 minutes).Of the 401 Division I players that have used at least 30 half-court possessions this season, per Synergy, Williamson ranks second in efficiency: 1.44 points per possession (77.6 eFG%).In transition, Williamson is 10-of-11 from the floor (90.9 FG%), scoring 1.54 points per possession, according to Synergy.According to Synergy Sports, he’s 14-of-17 (82.4 FG%, 1.71 points per possession) at the rim in the half court.In his 76 minutes of action, Duke has outscored opponents by 81 points, which is insane.Williamson has more dunks ( 10) and blocks (9) than he does missed field goals (7) this season (LOL).He’s shooting 86.1 percent on two-point field goal attempts: 31-of-36.This translates to 76 total points ( 83.3 eFG%) on only 39 field goal attempts - 1.95 points per field goal attempt Though the first three games of his career, Zion Williamson is averaging 25.3 points per game.That said, the numbers are pretty ridiculous, too. You don’t even need to see the numbers to know: he’s playing a different game than everyone else. The comparisons people are throwing around is such a funny range of supersized athletes - LeBron James, Blake Griffin, Julius Peppers, J.J. He’s bionic - made of bolts, lasers, titanium and rocket boosters. There’s something almost comical about a near-300-pound beefcake like Zion Williamson flying through the air. The highlights (zi-lights, if you will) alone are stunning.
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