![]() He has keen senses for when and where extra attention may be coming from, as well as a catalog of different ways to deliver the ball in play off of his extra attention. Passingīeyond just scoring, he also brings a third elite playmaker to this team, who can do so independently of, but also in addition to, playing with a pick.Īlso, he’s doing so from a 7-foot line of sight that A.) Makes it tough to double him, B.) Tough to contest his passes, and C.) Allows him to see when and where players are sending extra attention from. Whether he’s handling the rock in Spain pick-and-roll, screening for Ayton then coming off a down screen in “Flex,” flying off staggers, or screening in “77,” any action involving him will garner the attention of all five defenders. He makes the offense *that* much more prolific off of his all-encompassing scoring prowess and brings a general threat in any action he’s involved in, from any spot on the floor. He will provide a scoring gravity that’ll bend defenses, another option to manipulate spacing with - they’ll likely isolate tags (ie Mike D’Antoni offenses, in sending pick-and-rolls to the single side) to force defense’s hands-on rotations - plus infuse their three-player actions with a different type of size and dynamic. Zoom in on his numbers solely from two, and he’s at a career-best 62.2%, while also leading the league in two-point pull-up shooting percentage, at 54.7%, field goals made there, at 5.6 per game, and points off pull-ups, at 12.2 per. He adds a few cylinders into the engine of the Suns already top-end offense, and supercharges it, making it one-of-one.ĭoesn’t force changes to the system, rather adding abundances of value to its already-existing entities and dynamics while sprinkling in more size and skill, as well as more off-script juice (via iso’s, cuts, mismatch exploiting, and general play outside of a set).ĭurant is shooting a career-best 55.9% from the field this season. Add the increased all-around and all-time level skill and bigger frame of Durant to the mix, as well as his efficiencies in these scenarios, and you see the picture of downright dominance being painted.ĭurant is also 83.7th percentile in post-ups (1.15 PPP), shooting 63% in these scenarios. We saw the effect Bridges’ growth and ascension had on the offense. They use them in empty corners with Deandre Ayton, but also love their pistol “21 Nash” action in secondary breaks (or their flow offense) in addition to their litany of “Chicago/Zoom” and “Miami” actions that they run from all three-thirds of the floor, at nauseam, keeping defenses in compromising situations. He’s also 84.7th percentile in effectiveness off handoffs (1.19 PPP) which is also a staple in the Suns offense via their pick-and-roll-adjacent action. In pick-and-roll, he places 97.8th percentile in effectiveness as the handler (1.19 PPP) shooting 59% in this scenario. He’s also the most well-rounded offensive weapon in the NBA when factoring in the three-level scoring, and variety of scoring (isolation, pick-and-roll, post, off-screens, off-movement, spot-up, off-ball cutting). He also has multiple other seasons where his numbers have been well within the range of that golden standard of efficiency. In terms of scoring, Durant is maybe the purest of all time, with a 50/40/90 season under his belt (where he averaged 28.1 PPG, mind you). They also understand that we are all on the same team trying to do something pretty cool here.” ![]() I don’t have a word for it, but when I am in the gym, I can feel it. When you have high-character, high-level basketball players in your gym that love the game, want to get better every day, and want to see guys around them get better. I think it creates something and I can’t even explain it. “You know what I mean? We basically have two of them, Chris (Paul) and KD (Kevin Durant). ![]() “It is pretty cool to have a guy on your team that pretty much everyone on the team looks up to,” head coach Monty Williams said of Durant. Just his presence around the team the last few days rivals only one other’s arrival in this generation of the Suns. He adds to the Phoenix Suns an all-time-level basketball player, in general.Īnd the players know it. It’s well known that Kevin Durant is an all-world talent.
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