Nick Nurse gave Andrea Drummond a good stab
Over the past ten days, Nick Nurse has been very lucky Andre Drummond in your group. For what? Because Joel Embiid is still injured, as is Adem Bona. Deprived of the first two options, the coach uses his third pivot as a starter.
For eight matches, the former Pistons started the matches and above all, in addition to 3-point shootingwhat he can do wonderfully, that is, take jumps. Lots of rejection. During this sequence, he averaged 13.8 seconds per 32 minutes.
“That’s one of his strengths, that’s clear, and he relies on that. He has the timing, the desire to catch them.”, analyzed by Nick Nurse. “We see it, sometimes, he dominates three of our players to get the rebound. He wants it. He’s been like that for years, he’s realized that the rebound could be his job. He’s still able to do it, it’s his game and he’s doing it at a high level right now.”
Throw out Victor Vembanyama?
The four-time best rebounder in the NBA (2016, 2018, 2019 and 2020) was not expected at this level, however. If he was third in the hierarchy of Philadelphia pivots, according to his coach, it was no coincidence…
“I was honest with him and told him that what I saw last year wasn’t enough. Everyone knows I said that Bona dominated him during training camp. If Embiid was there, then Drummond would be the third center and he would have to fight his way out of this situation. Which he did. He worked very hard.”says the former Raptors coach. “He’s in much better physical shape than last season. There are times when he’s dominant on the rebound, which we didn’t see even a year ago. He understands that and that has to stand out.”
Back in form, with his 10.7 rebounds average this season (7th in the league), Andre Drummond is allowing himself high ambitions.
“I’m trying to be number one again”, he confided after the match against Magic. “I’ve got 10 rebounds and I think the leader, Victor Wembanyama, is at 12.9. So I’m not too far off. Rebounding is my thing and I have to keep showing that.”
| Andre Drummond | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saison | The team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | That | Pd | Ft | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2012-13 | THE | 60 | 20:43 | 60.8 | 50.0 | 37.1 | 2.8 | 4.8 | 7.6 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 7.9 |
| 2013-14 | THE | 81 | 32:20 | 62.3 | 0.0 | 41.8 | 5.4 | 7.8 | 13.2 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 13.5 |
| 2014-15 | THE | 82 | 30:31 | 51.4 | 0.0 | 38.9 | 5.3 | 8.1 | 13.5 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 13.8 |
| 2015-16 | THE | 81 | 32:54 | 52.1 | 33.3 | 35.5 | 4.9 | 9.9 | 14.8 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 16.2 |
| 2016-17 | THE | 81 | 29:44 | 53.0 | 28.6 | 38.6 | 4.3 | 9.5 | 13.8 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 13.6 |
| 2017-18 | THE | 78 | 33:39 | 52.9 | 0.0 | 60.5 | 5.1 | 10.9 | 16.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 15.0 |
| 2018-19 | THE | 79 | 11:30 p.m | 53.3 | 13.2 | 59.0 | 5.4 | 10.2 | 15.6 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 17.3 |
| 2019-20 | CLE | 8 | 28:08 | 55.2 | 28.6 | 51.3 | 3.0 | 8.1 | 11.1 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 17.5 |
| 2019-20 | THE | 49 | 11:45 p.m | 53.0 | 4.8 | 58.4 | 4.6 | 11.2 | 15.8 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 17.8 |
| 2020-21 | CLE | 25 | 28:53 | 47.4 | 0.0 | 59.7 | 4.0 | 9.4 | 13.5 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 17.5 |
| 2020-21 | LAL | 21 | 24:46 | 53.1 | 60.5 | 3.1 | 7.1 | 10.2 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 11.9 | |
| 2021-22 | BKN | 24 | 22:18 | 61.0 | 0.0 | 53.7 | 3.9 | 6.4 | 10.3 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 11.8 |
| 2021-22 | PHI | 49 | 18:24 | 53.8 | 0.0 | 51.2 | 2.8 | 6.1 | 8.8 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 6.1 |
| 2022-23 | CHI | 67 | 12:40 | 60.6 | 0.0 | 53.6 | 2.1 | 4.6 | 6.6 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 6.0 |
| 2023-24 | CHI | 79 | 17:06 | 55.6 | 0.0 | 59.2 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 9.0 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 8.4 |
| 2024-25 | PHI | 40 | 18:47 | 50.0 | 15.0 | 62.2 | 2.7 | 5.0 | 7.8 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 7.3 |
| 2025-26 | PHI | 16 | 24:11 | 54.1 | 40.9 | 60.7 | 3.4 | 7.3 | 10.7 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 8.3 |
How to read statistics? MJ = matches played; Min = Minute; Shots = Shots Successful / Shots Attempted; 3 points = 3 points / attempt 3 points; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive jump; Tot = Total number of jumps; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal mistakes; Int = intercepts; Bp = lost balls; Ct: Against; Points = Points.
2025-11-28 09:30:00
