Seth curry stats nba7/18/2023 ![]() Regardless, it wouldn’t be surprising to see Russell take a shorter-term prove-it deal this summer in hopes of hitting free agency again as soon as possible after working to improve his stock as seen around the league. Now the questions are: Do teams still view Russell as a starter-level talent? Do they think he can reach his All-Star-level heights of 2018-19? Will they trust his regular-season production over the smaller sample size of his playoff appearances? Russell made just two of his 15 Conference-Final three-point attempts. ![]() What does help Russell is the fact he was OK over the first two rounds of the playoffs, averaging 15.7 points and 5.0 assists on 44.5 percent shooting, 34.7 percent from three, as Los Angeles went 8-4 over its first 12 postseason games.īut things fell apart for Russell in a huge way against the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference Finals, with his numbers plummeting to 6.3 points and 3.5 assists on 32.3 percent shooting, and one benching in Game 4, in the sweep at the hands of Denver. It couldn’t have happened at a worse time for Russell, either, as the lefty scoring guard is about to hit unrestricted free agency after earning $31.3 million this past season, an annual contract number he might never reach again barring a huge improvement in his nightly impact. Playoff stats: 13.3 ppg, 4.6 apg, 42.6 FG%, 31.0 3P%, -6.6 net ratingįor the second year running, Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell was benched late in a playoff series with his team facing elimination, once again proving that although he might be able to put up solid numbers in the regular season, his legitimate impact toward outcomes might actually be in the red. Over the final four games of the series, Brooks averaged just 9.0 points and shot 28.0 percent from the floor, 22.2 percent from three, a stretch in which the Grizzlies were outscored by 34 points with the Canadian forward in the game.Īnd while Brooks’ struggled so mightily, his teammate, Luke Kennard, shone, improving the Grizzlies’ net rating by an astronomical 36.6 points per 100 possessions when he’d check into games, showing how impactful it was when Brooks would get benched for a competent shooter.Įither way, Brooks will be in the NBA next season – the Houston Rockets were reported as interested suitors recently – but there’s no question he cost himself a whole lot of money with his 2023 postseason showing.įor more Dillon Brooks rumors and salary info, click here. ![]() What is there to be said about Memphis Grizzlies swingman Dillon Brooks that hasn’t been said already?įor starters, his performance in the 2023 playoffs – and his antics all throughout them – were considered so poor by Memphis that news was leaked almost immediately, and quite curiously, that the Grizzlies had informed Brooks they wouldn’t be re-signing him this summer “under any circumstances,” according to The Athletic.Īnd although that does seem a little scapegoatish, as Memphis has had many on- and off-court problems besides Brooks recently, his play certainly was quite bad during the Grizzlies’ six-game defeat to the Los Angeles Lakers in round one, while his antics – like calling LeBron James old after Memphis’ game two victory, bringing negative attention to the team when it could have been on the verge of flipping momentum in the series – likewise didn’t help matters. ![]()
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