THE FLATS – Jordan Usher lands with Perth team in Australia, impresses soon after … Derrick Favors remains in free agency … more in this week’s #ProJackets Report.
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USHER SHOWS SCORING FORM WITH NEW AUSTRALIAN TEAM
Perth Wildcats import Jordan Usher has unveiled the scoring power which will complement his heavily publicised defensive capabilities during the club’s opening pre-season game.
The Wildcats beat a NBL1 West Select team 111-93 in Rockingham, and Usher had an instant impact on the offensive end with 16 points and three assists despite only playing for 17 minutes.
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Jordan Usher, the human highlight reel 😍
👀 Watch live on the Wildcats App pic.twitter.com/mmJIyv9Nl4
— Perth Wildcats (@PerthWildcats) August 27, 2023
Jordan Usher and Alexandre Sarr welcomed themselves to the NBL, and Jesse Wagstaff rolled back the years in Perth’s pre-season win over the NBL1 West Select team 🙌
Catch up on the best bits of the action 🎥 pic.twitter.com/Al100OOhtZ
— NBL (@NBL) August 25, 2023
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FAVORS REMAINS A FREE AGENT
Derrick Favors most recently played in the NBA during the 2021-22 season when he was a member of the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The former Georgia Tech star averaged 5.3 points and 4.6 rebounds per contest while shooting 51.6% from the field.
During the middle of last season, he signed a ten-day deal with the Atlanta Hawks but did not appear in a game.
This summer, Favors is still a free agent and (on August 26) remains available to be signed by any team in the league.
Donovan Mitchell look-away to Derrick Favors!
Utah up 16 with 4:41 left on NBA TV pic.twitter.com/bLdmZbKuRo
— NBA (@NBA) January 20, 2021
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THIS STAT PROVES ALVARADO AND INGRAM ARE POLAR OPPOSITES
By all accounts, Brandon Ingram and Jose Alvarado have always gotten along. And it makes sense. Alvarado is a fun-loving jokester, while Ingram is more of the laid-back, quiet type. Neither one of them has what one would classify as an abrasive personality.
However, when it comes to their playstyles, they couldn’t be any more opposite. And we aren’t talking about their stark difference in height (Alvarado is 6’0, and Ingram is 6’8). We’re talking about this recent statistic from NBA.com’s tracking data that was brought to light by the NBA University Twitter page (or whatever they call it nowadays).
SLOWEST average movement speed on defense in ‘22-‘23:
1. Chris Paul
2. James Harden
3. Luka Doncic
4. LeBron
5. DeMar DeRozan
6. Donovan Mitchell
7. KD
8. Kyle Lowry
9. Eric Gordon
10. Brandon Ingram
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292. Jaden McDaniels
293. Jose Alvarado
294. Josh Green
295. John Konchar pic.twitter.com/c7iEdLAa3g— NBA University (@NBA_University) August 23, 2023