« I was prepared for everything the finals reserve. Uh the finals… we get there! What the playoffs reserve », Is corrected Jalen Suggs After a beautiful slip that says a lot about the ambitions of his magic. Unfortunately for his team and he, he had to skip the final stages this year.
The leader – rear of Orlando has undergone an operation aimed at removing fragments of cartilage in its left knee. In early March, his team thus confirmed his unavailability for the rest of the season. Today, after several months of rehabilitation, good waves accumulate.
« I am at a point where I feel so good, comfortable and confident that I want to accelerate. Those who know me know that I want to move, have fun, play, and come back at full speed. It is therefore the process in which I am now, while remaining disciplined on this subject. I continue to move at the speed that my knee allows me, and so on. It’s going well. I feel really good “, He describes.
He says he no longer feels in pain, but only ” A slight discomfort in certain movements ». « My state of mind is to prepare to come back where you were, that is to say in a series of playoffs. I waited all year round for that, and then I had to miss it “, Continues Suggs, who had signed a good series last year against the CAVs with nearly 15 points on average.
-50 games played per year
Faced with Celtics in recent days, his offensive contribution would not have been too much to support Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner. Author of his best career season, with 16 points on average, he was the 3rd offensive option of the Magic this season. But his physical fragility remains a subject. After four seasons in the big league, the 5th choice of the Draft 2021 played 211 games, or fifty a year.
Can this knee intervention affect its-physical-way of playing in the future? “” I will not change anything at all. I’m not going to lie. I’m not going to change anything. That’s why all this work (rehabilitation). Going back would be … it’s not the right word. Yes, you can be smarter, more effective I would say. But you start to think too much and change your approach to the game, completely change what you are. I played like that all my life “, He retorts.
The 23 -year -old finishes: ” As I get older, I became more mature, smarter. Even this year, I found myself much more pace and control compared to last year. I feel that the change is in progress but (my approach to the game) will not change. »
| Jalen Suggs | Percentage | Rebound | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saison | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | To | Pd | Fte | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2021-22 | ORL | 48 | 27 | 36.1 | 21.4 | 77.3 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 11.8 |
| 2022-23 | ORL | 53 | 24 | 41.9 | 32.7 | 72.3 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 9.9 |
| 2023-24 | ORL | 75 | 27 | 47.1 | 39.7 | 75.6 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 12.6 |
| 2024-25 | ORL | 35 | 29 | 41.0 | 31.4 | 88.2 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 16.2 |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = minutes; Shots = successful shots / tempted shots; 3pts = 3-point / 3-point attempted; LF = Successful free throws / tempted free throws; Off = offensive rebound; Def = defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; PD = assists; FTE: Personal faults; Int = interceptions; BP = lost bullets; CT: against; Pts = points.
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