Another key issue within the Los Angeles Clippers’ enchancment has been the play of veteran guard Kris Dunn.
Although the 31-year-old has by no means been identified for placing up large scoring numbers, teammates and coaches imagine he has developed into an elite defender throughout his time in Los Angeles.
Head coach Ty Lue stated Dunn’s defensive affect stands out in a number of areas of the sport, not simply in one-on-one conditions.
“It’s a no-brainer that he’s definitely a first-team All-Defensive guy,” Lue stated, in keeping with Mark Medina of Sportsnaut.
“He’s a lockdown defender. Usually in the case when you have great defenders like that, they are good on-ball defenders. But they’re not really good off the ball or they’re not really good in team defense. But he’s all of it.”
In a wide-ranging dialog with Medina, Dunn additionally talked about desirous to earn league-wide defensive recognition, in addition to his aggressive exchanges with Luka Doncic and different subjects.
Dunn has played 10 seasons for 6 groups, together with the Bulls and Clippers. He has averaged 7.7 factors, 3.9 assists, and three.3 rebounds in 472 regular-season video games.
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