In his postgame interview on Monday, Warriors a star Stephen Curry discussed Yaksel Landeborghot start of the season, trans Dan Dempster of NBC Sports Bay Area. After 31 points, 12 rebounds and six assists in Monday’s win at Denver, the former Michigan star, who was selected with the 11th overall pick in this year’s draft, had 26 points and nine rebounds on Wednesday at Minnesota.
“His peace. I mean, he just came off the NCAA Championships” Curry replied when asked what makes Landeborg special. “He just has a calmness, a feeling. His size on the court; he is a matching problem. He is never in a hurry and starts to see the pictures clearly. Distribution, aggressiveness, going to the free throw line, offensive rebounds.
“Kind of a complete package. So we want him to continue to play aggressively.”
Curry also played a key role in Golden State’s first two wins of the season. He scored 24 points without a miss on Monday and had a season-high 44 points to go along with eight rebounds and six assists on Wednesday.
Here’s more from the Pacific region:
- The sun a star Devin Booker It turns 30 on Friday Doug Haller of The Athletic (free link) to write a column about how the team’s best player is entering the “defining next chapter” of his career. Head coach Jordan Ott believes Booker still has room to grow his game. “I think that as a career progresses, new things come“- said Ott.And there’s nobody that’s hungrier or more thoughtful and more detailed in how the game actually goes, how he fits our team and what he can do best to help our team win. He has a great understanding of what’s next and I’m sure he’ll attack it as well as any other moment in his career.”
- Gerald Burge of Sports360AZ.com considers the pros and cons Haman MaluachFirst three starts in second season with The sun. While the young big man showed flashes of upside, he was also inconsistent and prone to change. If the goal is to win games right now, Burge thinks Phoenix will be better placed Very Igadara in the starting five once he returns to action — Ighadara is questionable for Friday’s game against Denver after missing the last two games with a strained right oblique, Burge tweets.
- Clippers head coach Tyrone Lue was satisfied Grady Dickhustle and energy, which is part of the reason why the fourth-year player carved out a role in the rookie rotation, writes Janice Carr of The Orange County Register. “I feel like I’ve been that player for a while nowDick said after Tuesday’s practice. “But that’s also what coach (Lue) wants. And so, especially coming to a new team like this, I’m trying to find out what’s going to help me on the floor, what’s going to keep me on the floor. And it just has to do with creating extra possessions. So if I can crash (boards) and use my conditioning and all that, my energy to get extra possessions, I’ve got to do that.” Dick, a former lottery pick who was traded from Toronto to Los Angeles Kawhi Leonard deal, will be a restricted free agent next summer if he is given a qualifying offer.
