![]() Rebounds, and 5.7 assists is a lot of production, and that’s without going into Those numbers are something to keep an eye on going forward. This could be symptoms of decliningĪthleticism, or just a somewhat rough surrounding offensive roster. Midrange jumpers and long twos, the least efficient shots in basketball, losing To the line less, PG also took fewer threes, with 40.4% of his shots comingįrom deep, the lowest mark since the 2017 season. Was his worst since that season and the second worst of his entire career.įollowing that pattern, George’s free throw rate was tiedįor the lowest of his career (again with that 2013 season). Role for the first time), and his true shooting of 53.8, below league average, Highest of his career, tied with his third season (when he took on a major offensive On the other hand, his turnover rate was the His defense was probably the sharpest it hadīeen as a Clipper in the regular season, which was great, and a big reason for theĬlippers’ excellence on that end. Rebound, and assist numbers were nearly identical to the 2021 season – when he Was underwhelming by his lofty standards. Not only that, but even when he was healthy, George’ play Instead of the 5 th to 7 th seed that fans expected before To miss nearly all of the season) that they were in the 8 th seed ![]() The standings, and was the primary reason (assuming that Kawhi was always going Still, the unfortunate fact remains that George simply wasn’tĪvailable for the Clippers for over half the season. It’s to George’s immense credit that he worked and trained and rehabbed to rejoin his teammates in a season that had gone haywire from before its inception with the Kawhi injury, and the benefit of the team’s long-term future that it appears this injury is behind him. Nearly all of that missed time was due to an unusual elbow injury, and it’s fortunate that George not only returned at all, but looked fully healthy upon his reappearance late in the season. It was a disappointing 2022 season for Paul George, who played in just 31 of 82 games and missed the second play-in game that resulted in the end of the Clippers’ season. Placed candidate), but more realistic goals were All-Star, All-NBA, maybeĪll-Defense, and head of a pretty good Clippers team. There were maybe some stealth hopes for a down-ballot MVPĬampaign (if not finishing quite as high as he did in 2019 as the 3 rd Handful of assists and rebounds, very good defense, and efficient shooting wasĪbout the baseline. Would put up as the primary player, but scoring about 25 points per game with a I wouldn’t have put a precise number to the kind of stats PG Coming off an exceptional 2021 playoffs that reasserted PG as one of the best players in the entire NBA, hopes were that he’d be able to steer the Clippers to a playoff berth as an All-NBA caliber player. The Clippers knew they’d be without Kawhi Leonard for most of if not the entire season, and that George would have to lead the team as the clear healthy best player. ExpectationsĪs our own Taylor Smith said in PG’s player preview, expectations for Paul George were massive entering this season. Steals, and 4.1 turnovers in 34.7 minutes per game across 31 games played onĤ2.1/35.4/85.8 shooting splits (53.8 TS%). ![]() Key Stats: 24.3 points, 6.9 rebounds, 5.7 assists, 2.2 He just turned 27 years old on July 20 and has been a dynamic two-way player at his best.Our exit interview series at 213 Hoops continues with a look at the 2022 season of Clippers’ superstar Paul George. Simmons made three consecutive All-Star appearances with the Sixers from 2018-19 to 2020-21. ![]() He averaged 26.1 points on 47.5 percent shooting, 4.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.0 steals per game after joining Brooklyn.īridges, Spencer Dinwiddie, Dorian Finney-Smith, Nic Claxton and Cameron Johnson is a solid starting five. Bridges played like an All-Star in 27 starts after being acquired from the Phoenix Suns as part of the Kevin Durant trade. The Nets actually have an intriguing roster going into next season. In 42 appearances last season, Simmons averaged career-lows in scoring (6.9 points per game), rebounding (6.3) and assists (6.1). He had been dealing with knee soreness and a nerve impingement in his back. 15-25.īrooklyn shut down Simmons on March 28, six weeks after his last appearance in a game on Feb. The 27-year-old averaged 15.5 points, 6.8 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game in six appearances from Nov. Simmons did have a few stretches last season when he at least looked like an above-average starting point guard. He debuted for the team in its first game of the 2022-23 season, scoring just four points in a 130-108 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans. The Nets announced Simmons had surgery to repair the injury in May 2022. ![]()
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