Accustomed to playing off the bench this season (26 minutes per game on average), Devin Vassell started 8 games out of the 48 in which he took part. Each time, it was a “default” choice of Gregg Popovich, when some of his holders were either injured or affected by the Covid-19.
Tonight, for the 49th game of his season, on the Hawks’ floor in his native Georgia, the young 21-year-old winger was once again a starter, but this time for a very different reason. Since the Spurs sent Derrick White to Boston on Thursday, a few minutes from the “deadline”, the rear position was then vacant.
And it was the former Florida State who was chosen to take over. ” It’s a great opportunity for me” did he appreciate before the meeting against Atlanta, after which he finished with 20 points at 9/13 on shots. ” I know that the coaches and my teammates believe in me. I will stay myself, and keep improving.“
To celebrate this new status of holder on his native lands, Devin Vassell had bought nearly thirty tickets for his friends and family. ” This is where I train in the summer. I may get chills when playing. When I was a kid, I often came to matches. When I was in high school, I even saw a courtside sit-down game. The circle is complete, it’s pretty crazy.“
In constant progression since his arrival in the league in 2020, Devin Vassell is therefore rewarded for his efforts in his second year. Going from 5.5 points per game during his rookie season to 11.5 points this season, but also from 2.8 to 4.3 rebounds, the winger is the last beneficiary of the internal development of his franchise.
To the delight of “Pop”, the first witness to this outbreak. ” His shooting is better, and his confidence in his shot as well. His defense is improving month by month, as is his general understanding of the game.“
| Shots | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | bp | Int | CT | party | Points |
| Dejounte Murray | 48 | 34.4 | 45.3 | 31.5 | 74.4 | 1.3 | 7.0 | 8.4 | 9.2 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 19.5 |
| Keldon Johnson | 51 | 31.1 | 46.6 | 42.7 | 71.5 | 1.0 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 15.4 |
| Derrick White | 49 | 30.3 | 42.6 | 31.4 | 86.9 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 5.6 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 14.4 |
| Jakob Poeltl | 45 | 28.8 | 61.4 | 0.0 | 45.9 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 9.0 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 13.1 |
| Doug Mcdermott | 39 | 24.4 | 46.5 | 42.9 | 70.4 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 11.5 |
| Devin Vasell | 47 | 25.4 | 43.2 | 34.5 | 79.2 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 11.4 |
| lonnie walker | 50 | 22.7 | 38.8 | 29.4 | 83.1 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 11.0 |
| Bryn Forbes | 40 | 16.9 | 43.2 | 41.7 | 89.8 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 9.1 |
| Zach Collins | 2 | 15.6 | 46.2 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 7.5 |
| Thaddeus Young | 26 | 14.3 | 57.8 | 0.0 | 45.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 6.1 |
| Keita Bates-diop | 42 | 16.7 | 50.0 | 33.3 | 69.0 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 5.4 |
| Tre Jones | 43 | 13.4 | 50.0 | 15.8 | 89.5 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 4.8 |
| Joshua Primo | 26 | 15.4 | 36.4 | 31.7 | 77.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 4.7 |
| Drew Eubanks | 49 | 12.1 | 52.8 | 12.5 | 74.7 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 4.7 |
| Jock Landale | 34 | 10.1 | 49.6 | 36.5 | 87.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 4.6 |
| Devontae Cacok | 8 | 8.3 | 69.6 | 0.0 | 57.1 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| Joe Wieskamp | 15 | 5.8 | 48.1 | 44.4 | 42.9 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| Tyler Johnson | 3 | 17.7 | 20.0 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Juancho Hernangomez | 5 | 10.1 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| Jaylen Morris | 3 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Anthony Lamb | 2 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
