(01-01-2024, 10:30 AM)omahen Wrote: DJJ really surprised me how willing he is shooting threes. He is at over 4 attempts per game. His percentage went down after a hot start and is now closer to his best years - not great 34 % (which is still his career best).
Siakam is also shooting approximately 4 threes per game. His shooting this season has been awful at 26 %, but he is a career 32 % shooter. So there is hope, he can be similarly decent as DJJ from three, while having many other things in the bag. And above everything, he is much bigger and thus far better fit at PF against big teams, which there are plenty of. I can't imagine Mavs playing DJJ at PF against teams like Denver or Minny. Both LA teams also probably not.
Pascal averages over 6 rebounds a game - twice as many as DJj. Let that sink in. That's about the same as our two backup centers combined. That's nearly Dereck Lively territory by itself. The last three years, he's averaged 8.5, 7.8. and 6.6 rebounds a game.
That changes things. It may even change who you truly need as a backup center if his stats are suddenly in the team math.
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