Danny played a tough game tonight against Danny Abdia against Miami.
He was bad on the offensive side, and also on the defensive side, despite a number of good moves, he was entrusted with one of the hit stars, Jimmy Butler, who celebrated at his expense with 25 points and a career-high 15 assists.
Is this a cause for concern?
This is not the opinion of Washington coach Wes Ansald Jr., who will continue to give Abdia difficult defensive tasks against leading attacking players, because he believes in him.
"It's going to be a challenge," Ansald Jr. said of Abdia's important role in defense;
"You have to remember that he's a second-year player, 20 years old, and I let him keep players who are all-star. It will not always be successful, I also do not expect it to be that way, but I see how he develops."
Abdia chases after Mitchell, Photo: USA TODAY Sports
Not only against Butler Abdia had a hard time.
Even in attempts to stop Kamba Walker from the New York Knicks or Tobias Harris the Versatile from the Philadelphia Sixers it has not been easy, but Abdia has already proven himself as someone capable of stopping bigger names, such as Donovan Mitchell from Utah Jazz.
"The more he does it, the more comfortable he will be in these missions, stopping key players," added Ansald Jr. .
Abdia faces Walker,
The numbers show that while losing on the field, Washington's defensive ability is improving.
He has the best defensive index of all the Wizards (105.2) and the players he keeps score 4.2% less than their season average.
No doubt this is a gray and not an easy job, but even though he is still learning the best league in the world, Abdia has the potential to become one of the NBA's most prominent defensive players.
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