Just a year ago Kelly Oubre Jr. was a membro dei Phoenix Suns, and indeed theirs second best scorer behind only Devin Booker (but ahead of Deandre Ayton, Mikal Bridges, Cameron Payne and Cameron Johnson). Today instead the Golden State winger admired his former teammates’ winning ride from afar up to two NBA title wins, eliminated from the playoffs after a year that has seen its figures regress as for offensive production (of over 3 points per evening, with worse percentages both from the field and from the arc) in a context like that of the Warriors, dominated by the super season of Steph Curry, with Andrew Wiggins second striker awaiting the return of Klay Thompson to the roster. For this, interviewed by the HoopsHype site, the product of Kansas University did not hide a certain dissatisfaction for his fate, which in the summer sees him look out from unrestricted free agent on the market. “From Phoenix, a growing franchise, full of ambitious young people, to Golden State, an already established reality, with its hierarchies, it was a notable change and it took me some time to get used to it and to get to know my companions better. Being forced to rush this process of getting to know each other a little – because in the NBA you always have to prove yourself, at all times – has made my insertion is a bit inorganic, but I think I have demonstrated my leadership skills though my role last season has shrunk a bit“.
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And here a first sign of impatience, later confirmed by a subsequent declaration: “I feel like over the last year I have wanted to confine myself to a cage, setting perimeters within which I could express myself, while I – as I am, both as a person and as a player – cannot have limits. Now I just want to go to a place where I am given the opportunity to continue growing, improve my game and demonstrate everything I can do, to keep flying higher and higher “. Away from the Bay, in all likelihood: Kelly Oubre’s words sound like those of a player ready to turn the page.
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