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With the injury of Victor Wembanyama, the race for the title of Defender of the year was completely relaunched in February and, to date, four candidates emerge: Dyson Daniels, Draymond Green, Evan Mobley and Luguentz there.
Luguentz Dort, precisely, is undoubtedly the least mentioned of the four, since he “suffers” from the quality of his teammates in the field. Thus, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Cason Wallace, Alex Caruso, Jalen Williams, Isaiah Hartenstein or Chet Holmgren are not foreign to first place Thunder in the classification of the most effective defenses in the country (106.1 points collected on 100 possessions).
But when we see how real Luguentz effect “is real this season, it is difficult to miss your candidacy.
“(In reference to his rivals) They can all defend and I am sure they all have superb stats, but I really take to heart each of my duels and I do my best to help my team win » indicates at first The Canadian (1.1 interception and 0.5 against). “” And it's not just a matter of stats. You have to be able to watch the matches and see what the players do on the field. I don't think I have the most interceptions or counters, but I know that as soon as I have a duel, my opponent is in hell. So, it is difficult to define because, if we only base ourselves on the stats, I would probably not be in the discussion, but if you watch the games, you can see that I am really defining to heart. »
Welcome to the « Dorture Chamber »
Never retained in one of the two best five defensives of the season in five NBA, Luguentz Dort should unlock his counter after his sixth and, even if he ” Don't play for that “, The almost 26 -year -old player” will be happy To receive such a distinction.
« I make it very complicated He insists concerning his miracle recipe in defense. “” There are a lot of very good players in the league, they know how to succeed in complicated shots, so everything I have to do is make each shoot difficult using my physical dimension. With my template and my posture, I can contain a lot of attacks, so using these two advantages, it's difficult to score on me. »
And if the Thunder dominates the league to the average interception (10.3), points marked after lost balloons (21.8) or ball deviations (21.0), or that Ololama City only conceded 12 games at least 30 points of an opposing attackera record there too is largely thanks to the influence in the Luguentz sector “Granting Chamber” sleeps, placed on the best opposing scorter in each match.
The latter also considers a decisive “stop” ” Like a 'game winner' ».
« I have the feeling of having succeeded in something crazy, like a shot from the midfield or something like Describes the Canadian. “” This is what I feel when I achieve a huge 'stop'. It just brings me a lot of joy and it strengthens the confidence I have in me and in the team. It's always good when you have a team behind you, who supports you at the same time. »
| Luguentz there | Percentage | Rebound | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saison | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | To | Pd | Fte | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2019-20 | OKC | 36 | 23 | 39.4 | 29.7 | 79.2 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 6.8 |
| 2020-21 | OKC | 52 | 30 | 38.7 | 34.3 | 74.4 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 14.0 |
| 2021-22 | OKC | 51 | 33 | 40.4 | 33.2 | 84.3 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 17.2 |
| 2022-23 | OKC | 74 | 31 | 38.8 | 33.0 | 77.2 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 13.7 |
| 2023-24 | OKC | 79 | 28 | 43.8 | 39.4 | 82.6 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 10.9 |
| 2024-25 | OKC | 71 | 29 | 43.5 | 41.2 | 71.7 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 10.1 |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = minutes; Shots = successful shots / tempted shots; 3pts = 3-point / 3-point attempted; LF = Successful free throws / tempted free throws; Off = offensive rebound; Def = defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; PD = assists; FTE: Personal faults; Int = interceptions; BP = lost bullets; CT: against; Pts = points.
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