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In the top ten in the NBA: "Danny Abdia's shooting encourages Washington"
This is no longer coincidental: the Israeli rookie scores threes by 45%, is ranked high among the league's players, and surprises the Wizards' reporters who are sure that "he never misses."
Brooks actually compliments his defense, Bill "trying not to set him too high a standard."
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Thursday, 04 February 2021, 09:36
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This is no longer a coincidence: Danny Abdia becomes an excellent three-pointer, contrary to earlier expectations from him in the NBA.
Tonight (Wednesday to Thursday) the Israeli rookie sniped three times out of the arc out of five attempts, en route to 13 points in Washington's 100: 103 victory over Miami.
After sniping also yesterday against Portland two threes from three attempts, he stands after 13 games on impressive averages.
He is ranked 16th in the NBA in percentage of the three with 45%, scoring 1.4 threes per game from 3.1 attempts.
When it comes to players who have thrown at least 40 threes this season, Abdia is already among the top ten threes scorers in the league - a most surprising statistic for anyone who enters the NBA with big question marks about his abilities as a slinger.
For comparison, last season in the Maccabi Tel Aviv uniform in the Euroleague, Abdia was only 27.7% off the arc, and in the Premier League playoffs he was only 20% (in the regular season, however, he scored a respectable 38.7%).
"Among all the unhappy things in the Washington season, one encouraging trend is Danny Abdia's shooting," Athletic reporter Fred Katz tweeted tonight.
"I do not think there was anyone who expected him to be accurate in such percentages. Apparently his percentages will not remain that high until the end of the season, but there is no doubt that he proves he is a worthy scorer outside the arc."
Washington reporters continue to compliment Abdia's shooting, which is becoming his main weapon, especially in games where he rarely gets opportunities to create situations for himself on offense.
"Danny Abdia needs to throw more, because he never seems to miss," tweeted blogger Ben Mahitch ("Bullets Forever").
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In general, Abdia seems to be very much enjoying the games against Miami.
Earlier this month he recorded against the Heat his NBA points record so far, with 20 points.
Tonight he also showed good ability, and at the end was even invited for a first interview with the Wizards' local broadcast team, including former player Drew Gooden.
"I told some guys in the group, that I feel at home here in Miami with all the sun, the heat ...", Abdia joked.
"I even sunbathed today for a few minutes, and it was great. Miami is not Tel Aviv yet. I would not compare, but it is fun."
On the win, Abdia said: "This is what we have been trying to do since the beginning of the season. Today everyone did a great job, it was a close game and not easy, but we took another step in being a better team, with better defense, more aggression, more ball movement. It was fun. Play today. "
Also in the NBC game summary we noted favorably her loss.
"Danny Abdia loves to play against the Heat. His best game this season so far has been against Miami, and tonight he provided an impressive display, in which he looked like one of Washington's best players," the game's summary article noted.
"In Russell Westbrook's absence, Abdia has been given a chance to provide a glimpse into his abilities as a secondary playmaker, which is one of the main reasons he was selected in the top 10 in the draft. An even greater impact on both sides of the field. "
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The Miami reporter also complimented: "Abdia will be a real star"
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Washington coach Scott Brooks especially liked the defense of Abdia and Roy Hachimura, the Wizards' other notable young player "their defense is improving. I'm not trying to 'get off' Roy and Danny, but there are things in defense that sometimes take years to learn. Again and again, a long time, to learn these things. They will get better from game to game, from year to year. I wish they were 25-26 today and were already after this learning stage, but they are still young, and still learning. I think they both took a step in that direction today. The right one. "
Brooks specifically praised Abdia and said: "Danny was solid today. We try to teach him to be a professional. He brings with him a high work ethic which is a great thing, but he needs experience, and it will take time. We want him to play every game, it's hard to play in the league This, it's hard to get to the league at 19 and start in the top five. Many times young players come off the bench and play against secondary players in the other teams, but he opens in the top five and plays against good and experienced players. We all know what NBA players are in his positions today Until now, and he will continue to improve because he cares and because his readiness for hard work is high. He's a smart kid and I love his aggressiveness. I liked the fact that he got some assists from Bradley Bill because it says quite a bit about him. If the best player on the team trusts you to score "These shots have meaning."
Bradley Bill agreed at the end with Scott Brooks' assertion that Abdia and Hachimura progress in defense from game to game.
"They're both starting to feel more comfortable. I try not to set a bar too high for them, because at this point they're just supposed to learn," Bill says.
"Danny needs a few more years to learn everything. We throw him into the deep water and expect him to swim, but know he will make mistakes along the way. Nice that they are both healthy, and we try to put them in situations they can succeed in. Anyway, pretty clear rival teams will try to attack them. "And they want to see what they can do on defense. Today Miami tried to do that, and they responded excellently on one - on - one defense."
Abdia's first interview for Washington television
But with all due respect to Abdia, for Washington it was again Bradley Bill's night.
The Shooting Guard recorded an impressive milestone tonight, scoring 32 points and reaching 17 games in a row since the start of the season with 25 points or more.
Thanks to this figure, he surpassed Michael Jordan and set the longest streak of such games at the start of the season since the 85/86 season.
"When I think of Brad, two of his main qualities come to mind: winery and toughness. He never gets credit for his toughness, and that happens to a lot of scorers - not willing to say they're tough because they score a lot of points," Scott Brooks praised him.
"We are not winning much now, but he is very tough. What he is doing offensively, you do not see things like that ... he hits in so many different ways, it is just impressive."
Bill himself was modest: "It's nice, a cool achievement. I didn't aim for it, but it just happened. To go through it, it's a great feeling. On the other hand, I'm happier with the win."
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