Pat Connaughton, “All-Star in his role” for the Hornets
« It’s crazy how time flies, isn’t it? » Pat Connaughton he understands it even better since he played for the Hornets. Sent to Charlotte by the Bucks last July for Vasilij Micic, the 32-year-old realizes, in contact with a younger team, that he is no longer a young person learning from veterans.
Having become a veteran himself, he brings LaMelo Ball and his gang an experience they don’t have: a title. In his case, he won in 2021 with Milwaukee. ” That’s the kind of experience I want to bring to this team. We have a very talented team that I think has very, very high potential, and we’re trying to get better every day, trying to get these guys to understand that it doesn’t change overnight. », notice the background.
The latter is well positioned in terms of a winning culture. Between his debut in Portland, after being drafted by the Nets in 2015 (41st pick), and his time in Milwaukee, he never missed a playoff campaign. That is, 86 games played in this context in ten years, where the Hornets did not play for nine years.
A paradox for him, after ” became a 30-minute-per-game player during the playoffs during (their) way to the title “, is that he is not playing as much in Charlotte anymore. Pat Conton made seven appearances averaging 8 minutes. However, he stood out during the last game, against the Bucks, scoring 11 points, his best mark of the year.
“He could coach the team”
At the same time, his coach Charles Lee continues to praise the merits of his summer recruit. ” Ever since I’ve known him, he’s always embraced his role. And whatever that role is, he tries to fulfill it at the highest level. He is elite, truly an All-Star in his role. Even today, he understands that there are guys in front of him in the rotation, but he comes to work every day “, said the coach.
The latter, who prefers to trust Collin Sexton or Zion James in the game, can rely on his veteran during video sessions or during training. “ And sometimes I think, ‘He could coach the team.’ This guy is incredibly sharp. He was phenomenal in so many ways. And I think it shows when he gets back on the court: He’s still able to hit the 3-point shot. »
Since the beginning of his career, the back has had a success rate of just under 36%. This percentage rises to 45.5% this year, but on a very small scale (5/11). But we understand that his influence is now much more felt behind the scenes.
« I will work every day, do everything I can to become the best basketball player and teammate I can be, but also focus on what the team needs and how I can help. And that’s where I have to be more vocal, trying to help the younger guys, as well as some of the players who have been here a long time, in aspects both on and off the field. », notes the person in question who, considering the beginning of his training season (4v-7d), still has work to do.
| Pat Connaughton | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saison | The team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | That | Pd | Ft | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2015-16 | BI | 34 | 4:12 | 26.5 | 23.8 | 100.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| 2016-17 | BI | 39 | 8:06 a.m | 51.4 | 51.5 | 77.8 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| 2017-18 | BI | 82 | 18:09 | 42.3 | 35.2 | 84.1 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 5.4 |
| 2018-19 | MIL | 61 | 20:40 | 46.6 | 33.0 | 72.5 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 6.9 |
| 2019-20 | MIL | 67 | 18:33 | 45.5 | 33.1 | 77.5 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 5.4 |
| 2020-21 | MIL | 69 | 22:50 | 43.4 | 37.1 | 77.5 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 6.8 |
| 2021-22 | MIL | 65 | 26:01 | 45.8 | 39.5 | 83.3 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 9.9 |
| 2022-23 | MIL | 61 | 23:39 | 39.2 | 33.9 | 65.9 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 7.6 |
| 2023-24 | MIL | 76 | 22:03 | 43.5 | 34.5 | 75.9 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 5.6 |
| 2024-25 | MIL | 41 | 14:42 | 46.9 | 32.1 | 77.4 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 5.3 |
| 2025-26 | CHA | 7 | 8:26 am | 57.9 | 45.5 | 60.0 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 4.3 |
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.
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