new #99 Jae Crowder Men Golden Edition Diamond LogoLA Clippers News: Brandon Boston Jr. is crashing the party earlier than expected
In hindsight, it should have been obvious how much faith the Clippers had in Brandon Boston Jr. The team gave the 51st pick in the 2021 draft a contract that was fully guaranteed for two seasons and signed him when there were still players battling for roster spots, before the Eric Bledsoe trade simplified some of those decisio Nike Phoenix Suns #55 E'Twaun Moore Men 2021 NBA Finals Bound Swingman Association Edition Jersey White Menns.
Even so, Boston didn’t really see the light of day in the early part of the season, only showing up in garbage time despite a forward rotation that was alternately injured and unimpressive. It took until the 14th game of the season, on a night when Marcus Morris Sr., Terance Mann, and Justise Winslow were all unavailable, for Boston to make his rotation debut. That game was arguably his best of the season, as Boston shot 4-of-7 from the field, hit all three of his free throws, and grabbed four rebounds while recording a plus-6 in the box score.
The rookie saw diminishing returns in his next outing against Memphis, however, and Tyronn Lue essentially put Boston on ice for the following six games. Opportunity knocked again against Sacramento when the starters were hellishly flat against the Kings, and since then, Boston has been something of a mainstay in the rotation. He’s shooting the ball well and providing a confidence boost when he comes into the game.
What’s interesting is that tNBA Dresses and Skirtshe Clippers have welcomed back most of their injured players, and Boston’s minutes persist. Sure, Nicolas Batum is still working his way back from his stint in the health and safety protocols, but Winslow is available, and Amir Cof phoenix suns devin booker shirtfey can play up to 50 NBA games as a two-way player. Both have still fallen behind the rookie in the pecking order.
Boston suited up against the Lakers, even chris paul suns valley jerseydrawing a shooting foul against his high school teammate Bronny James’ father. Boston was back at it the next night in Sacramento, and then was the first substitute off the bench in the Clippers’ win over Portland Monday. Agua Caliente head coach Paul Hewitt noted earlier this year that Boston had more maturity than players his age and was quick to tackle a challenge, but being the sixth man for the Clippers seems like a more meteoric rise than anyone would have expected.
“I thought he played great,” Lue said about Boston after the Blazers game. “Just taking his open shots, made three threes, aggressive attacking the basket on close outs. And then defensively, hustling back, that one time got the deflection. And so he’s only going to get better, you know, 3-for-6 from three, 13 points off the bench for a rookie, that’s pretty solid.”
The Clippers are still a net negative with Boston on the court, but that has more to do with the bench’s overall struggles than the 20-year-old’s production. He wasn’t supposedNBA All-Star Merchandise to be here this fast; the Clippers aren’t in developmental mode — they’re trying to position themselves to compete for a title when Kawhi Leonard ret suns 34 jerseyurns. Somehow, their best hope for staying afloat has been to turn to their youngest playerNBA Home and Office Supplies. Perhaps we should have seen their faith in Boston all along.
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— LA Clippers (@LAClippers) December 7, 2021
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Zach Kram has a really interesting article about how shot quality rela cameron johnson suns jerseytes to team field-goal percentage.Mirjam Swanson has a fun story on Ty Lue’s sideline demeanor. The Indiana Pacers appear poised to become sellers in this year’s trade market, and they have some players who could intrigue the Clippers. The Agua Caliente Clippers added Gary Chivichyan to their roster Tuesday.
Agua Caliente Clippers have acquired Gary Chivichyan. In October, Chivichyan was drafted by the Lakeland Magic. He was then traded to the Iowa Wolves before being picked up by the Stockton King suns new jerseys 2022s. Chivichyan is from Los Angeles and finished his college career at Pacific.
— Justin Russo (@FlyByKnite) December 8, 2021
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