Allowed to train with contact, in five-against-five, at the weekend, Alex Caruso is back. It’s only a matter of hours or days before seeing him again on the court. The Chicago player confirmed it himself.
” We are getting closer. We didn’t talk about a specific date.he says to NBC Sports. “We see that on a daily basis, to make sure that I pass all the tests, that I tick all the boxes. That if I take a hit, it’s not going to go wrong. I hope to have no pain this Saturday. But to shoot, pass or dribble, it’s fine. “
Will Caruso play this Saturday against the Cavaliers? Answer this evening, but after seven weeks away from the parquet floors, he has ants in his legs.
“It’s the longest absence of my career”he recalls. “I tried to stay positive during my training. Unfortunately, I had Patrick Williams and Lonzo Ball with me. Especially Patrick. I just tried to stay focused on what I was doing. Because it’s not very fun to run and ride a bike, but it’s necessary. “
If he has been sidelined for so long, it is the fault, literally and figuratively, of Grayson Allen. On January 21, the Milwaukee player made a big foul on the former Lakers, who fell heavily, breaking his wrist. Does he want the former Memphis, who recently heard from the Bulls?
“I got past that”he concedes, always for NBC Sports. “Whether it’s the action or the sequel, I can’t change it. These weeks away from the guys have been frustrating. But he (Allen) is as it is. I do not know him. I was mostly focused on me, to get back into the group. “
| Alex Caruso | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2017-18 | ALL | 37 | 15 | 43.1 | 30.2 | 70.0 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 3.6 |
| 2018-19 | ALL | 25 | 21 | 44.5 | 48.0 | 79.7 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 9.2 |
| 2019-20 | ALL | 64 | 18 | 41.2 | 33.3 | 73.4 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 5.5 |
| 2020-21 | ALL | 58 | 21 | 43.6 | 40.1 | 64.5 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 6.4 |
| 2021-22 | CHI | 28 | 28 | 42.9 | 34.5 | 81.4 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 8.4 |
| Total | 212 | 20 | 42.9 | 37.1 | 73.7 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 6.2 | |
