Pacific notes: Lendeborg's fast start, Curry's praise and Booker at 30
Stephen Curry praised Yaxel Lendeborg's start, with the rookie putting up 31 points and 12 rebounds in Denver and then 26 in the win at Minnesota. Devin Booker turns 30 on Friday, and coach Jordan Ott believes there is more to come from the Phoenix forward.
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Stephen Curry ficou impressionado com a semana de abertura de Yaxel Lendeborg. O novato dos Warriors, escolhido 11º no geral neste ano, somou 31 pontos, 12 rebotes e seis assistências em Denver na segunda-feira, e depois 26 pontos e nove rebotes na vitória do Golden State em Minnesota na quarta-feira.
“A compostura dele. Quero dizer, ele acabou de sair de uma campanha de título da NCAA”, disse Curry. “O tamanho dele em quadra; ele é um problema de encaixe... Praticamente o pacote completo.”
Curry começou bem também: 24 pontos sem erro na segunda-feira, depois 44, recorde da temporada, com oito rebotes e seis assistências, na quarta-feira.
Devin Booker completa 30 anos na sexta-feira, e o técnico do Phoenix, Jordan Ott, acha que ainda há mais por vir. “Conforme as carreiras avançam, coisas novas são descobertas”, disse, descrevendo Booker como faminto, pensativo e detalhista sobre como o jogo se move.
As três primeiras partidas de Khaman Maluach como titular mostraram lampejos e inconsistência, com os turnovers uma preocupação; uma leitura local defende que Oso Ighodaro deveria ser titular quando voltar. Ighodaro é dúvida para sexta-feira contra o Denver depois de perder dois jogos com uma lesão no oblíquo direito.
Em Los Angeles, a energia de Gradey Dick agradou Tyronn Lue e rendeu ao ala de quarto ano um lugar na rotação. Dick, trocado de Toronto na negociação de Kawhi Leonard, é elegível para a agência livre restrita no próximo verão se receber uma oferta qualificatória.
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