Pacific roundup: Acuff's shot volume, Pedulla's two-way deal and Phoenix's glass
Rookie Darius Acuff Jr. is shooting 32.9% from the field and 14.8% from three in his first three games but averages 22.3 points on 73 attempts, the most by any rookie through three games since 1975/76, past Kevin Durant's 64.

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Darius Acuff Jr. tem apenas 32,9% de aproveitamento nos arremessos de quadra e 14,8% nos de três em suas três primeiras partidas na NBA, mas o armador novato tem média de 22,3 pontos, incluindo uma noite de 33 pontos na estreia em casa dos Kings, na sexta-feira.
A explicação é o volume. Acuff já tentou 73 arremessos, 24,3 por noite, segundo Mike Vorkunov, do The Athletic — o maior número de um novato nas três primeiras partidas desde a temporada 1975/76, bem à frente dos 64 que Kevin Durant tentou pelo Seattle em 2007. O jogador de 19 anos também lidera o Sacramento em taxa de uso (34,0%) e é o segundo em minutos (36,0), sinal de quanto os Kings em reconstrução estão comprometidos em dar a bola a ele.
O armador Sean Pedulla, que se apresentou ao Stockton Kings para o campo de treinamento, explicou seu novo contrato de duas vias com Sacramento a Brenden Nunes, da Sactown Sports 1140, falando sobre o que pode trazer e o que quer construir depois de ser eleito Novato do Ano da G League na temporada passada.
Em Phoenix, o início com 1-1 carregou um defeito antigo. O garrafão já era uma fraqueza: os Suns terminaram a temporada passada em 29º em rebotes defensivos por jogo. Neste outono, com Mark Williams e Oso Ighodaro indisponíveis, chegaram ao encontro de segunda-feira com o Oklahoma City em 29º em taxa de rebotes ofensivos e últimos em taxa de rebotes defensivos, segundo Doug Haller, do The Athletic, e Duane Rankin, do The Arizona Republic.
Os jogadores de duas vias Koby Brea e CJ Huntley foram dispensados pelos Suns, mas ambos aparecem na lista do campo de treinamento do Valley Suns, afiliado dos Suns na G League, como notou Gerald Bourguet, do PHNX Sports. Segundo Benjamin Royer, do The Orange County Register, o pivô novato não draftado Rafael Castro — convidado do campo dos Lakers — não aparece na lista do Coachella Valley Lakers.
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