There is a, Donte DiVincenzo had a complicated first free agency experience. He, who was coming out of an eventful exercise between Milwaukee and Sacramento, kept calling his agent: “ ‘What is happening ? What are we doing ?’ It was stressful. »
The 2021 NBA champion with the Bucks had a second, more serene experience of this kind this summer. His good season with the Warriors, with whom he had signed for two years and $9 million (a second year as a “player option”), was rewarded by a nice contract with the Knicks: $50 million for four seasons, i.e. doubling his annual salary.
What to feel the pressure, especially since he was New York’s main summer acquisition? Not really… ” I don’t see it as pressure. On the one hand, I’m lucky and grateful to have some stability, in a team with a four-year contract. I can sit down and breathe “, he responds to the New York Post.
Holder, as he says, of a “ one year contract » with the Warriors, he was able to make the most of this Californian stint by finishing with his best career 3-point percentage (40%) and his best passing average. All within the ever-ambitious framework of the Warriors, then reigning champions. “ When you play with Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond (Green), compared to what they did, that’s pressure “, defines the back who sees the Knicks as a team ” younger » and with a “ different dynamics “.
Influenced on defense by Jrue Holiday
In New York, he still arrives in a team which hopes to continue to climb the hierarchy in the East after its conference semi-final last year. His arrival adds additional rotation and the profile of a valiant player, like a teammate he finds, Josh Hart. “ I knew the team was going to love it », Testifies the latter about the newcomer, formerly of Villanova like Jalen Brunson and him.
With the 7th highest salary on the team, Donte DiVincenzo hopes to make a significant impact on defense. He considers that the Knicks have the assets to integrate the Top 10 best defenses in the country. The guard thus intends to rely on know-how modeled through contact with Jrue Holiday, whom he worked with at the Bucks.
“ He helped me on and off the field. About how to study the game of defense and learn little things that you don’t necessarily learn from coaches in college. There are things on paper, but when you talk to one of the best defenders in the league, you learn more », notes the guard, author of 15 points last night (but 3/12 on shots and 6 lost balls) in Boston, against his former teammate.
The two men were so close that the leader whispered to the other the name of his agent, Jason Glushon. With whom Donte DiVincenzo has just signed his best career contract.
| Donte DiVincenzo | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2018-19 | MIL | 27 | 15 | 40.3 | 26.5 | 75.0 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 4.9 |
| 2019-20 | MIL | 66 | 23 | 45.5 | 33.6 | 73.3 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 9.2 |
| 2020-21 | MIL | 66 | 28 | 42.0 | 37.9 | 71.8 | 1.2 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 10.4 |
| 2021-22 * | All Teams | 42 | 24 | 35.1 | 33.9 | 84.3 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 9.1 |
| 2021-22 * | BAG | 25 | 27 | 36.2 | 36.8 | 83.9 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 10.3 |
| 2021-22 * | MIL | 17 | 20 | 33.1 | 28.4 | 85.2 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 7.2 |
| 2022-23 | GOS | 72 | 26 | 43.5 | 39.7 | 81.7 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 9.4 |
| Total | 273 | 24 | 42.0 | 36.2 | 77.7 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 9.1 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
