We thought his statement would stick with him for an entire career. In 2011, a year before his Draft, austin rivers said he wanted destroy LeBron James on a pitch “. More than a decade later, it can’t really be said that the 30-year-old has achieved his goal…
But he still holds his place in the league with a “role player” status, more focused on defensive tasks, now known to all. ” He’s a great example of the player coming to the league probably thinking he was going to be a big scorer. For some reason his career didn’t turn out that way but he realized what he needed to do to get on the pitch, stay there and help teams win. This is largely down to his IQ and competitiveness », judge Chris Finch, his new coach.
After just over a season with the Nuggets, the veteran signed up with Wolves this summer for minimum wage. His arrival made him very enthusiastic because he says he spent a summer ” stressful “. ” You end up putting yourself in a situation where you don’t know where you’re going. I didn’t have 15-20 teams calling me to offer me contracts “, Says the back who had imagined being able to stack again in Denver.
Minnesota I’m hype. Excited to be apart of the squad! Big year ahead!!
—Austin Rivers (@AustinRivers25) July 15, 2022
“I haven’t won since I’ve been in the NBA”
And then the transfer for Rudy Gobert took place, leaving room for outsiders at Wolves. With these, he will be able to bring the same qualities he showed in Colorado: defense, creation and a little bit of external threat.
” I know, deep in my heart, that I can make a positive impact here. I didn’t really care what the contract was going to look like. I wanted to come here and play basketball. Everything else comes naturally. I just want to put myself in the best possible situation. Then the money and the rest eventually come “, is convinced the veteran who had signed a beautiful contract at 10 million annual, for three years, with the Clippers in 2016.
The full-back considers his biggest asset to be his own stats. don’t interest him. It wouldn’t do me any good. I’m not going to have systems for me. I’m not going to score 20 points per game or take 20 shots. It will not arrive. My only intention is to win. I do not have anything else. I haven’t won since I’ve been in the NBA. I was not part of a champion team. So I would like to be part of it. »
| austin rivers | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2012-13 | NOP | 61 | 23 | 37.2 | 32.6 | 54.6 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 6.2 |
| 2013-14 | NOP | 69 | 19 | 40.5 | 36.4 | 63.6 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 7.7 |
| 2014-15* | All Teams | 76 | 21 | 40.9 | 29.8 | 67.5 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 7.0 |
| 2014-15* | LAKE | 41 | 19 | 42.7 | 30.9 | 58.2 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 7.1 |
| 2014-15* | NOP | 35 | 22 | 38.7 | 28.0 | 74.6 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 6.8 |
| 2015-16 | LAKE | 67 | 22 | 43.8 | 33.5 | 68.1 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 8.9 |
| 2016-17 | LAKE | 74 | 28 | 44.2 | 37.1 | 69.1 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 12.0 |
| 2017-18 | LAKE | 61 | 34 | 42.4 | 37.8 | 64.2 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 15.1 |
| 2018-19 * | All Teams | 76 | 27 | 40.6 | 31.8 | 52.6 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 8.1 |
| 2018-19 * | HOO | 47 | 29 | 41.3 | 32.1 | 51.0 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 8.7 |
| 2018-19 * | WAS | 29 | 24 | 39.2 | 31.1 | 54.3 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 7.2 |
| 2019-20 | HOO | 68 | 23 | 42.1 | 35.6 | 70.3 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 8.8 |
| 2020-21 * | All Teams | 36 | 24 | 42.4 | 36.9 | 71.0 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 7.9 |
| 2020-21 * | NYK | 21 | 21 | 43.0 | 36.4 | 71.4 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 7.3 |
| 2020-21 * | DEN | 15 | 27 | 41.8 | 37.5 | 70.6 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 8.7 |
| 2021-22 | DEN | 67 | 22 | 41.7 | 34.2 | 72.7 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 6.0 |
| Total | 655 | 24 | 41.8 | 34.9 | 64.9 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 8.8 | |
