Despite a limited playing time, snippets of games played in the playoffs ended with no appearance in the NBA Finals, E’Twaun Moore was hopeful of being able to discuss again with the Suns with a view to overtime during the offseason.
But Phoenix did not follow up after notably strengthening his position 2 by the arrival of Landry Shamet during an exchange involving Jevon Carter.
“Honestly, I thought I was going to go back to Phoenix”, declared E’Twaun Moore who eventually engaged with the Magic. “I thought I had a chance, but obviously it didn’t work out. The atmosphere and the connection were there. So, I definitely thought I was going to come back, but this is the world of basketball. We never know. Teams have different needs, different visions sometimes, so that’s part of that, but I enjoyed my time there. I am not complaining “.
“I know I can play basketball”
E’Twaun Moore may have thought he showed he still had some in the tank when he was put to work in the last game of the regular season on the Spurs floor. In the absence of Chris Paul and Devin Booker, left at rest, the rear had managed the perfect match with 22 points to 9/10 shooting, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and therefore the basket of the win of a missile full of composure behind the bow.
“As a competitor I know my game, I know I can play basketball. If I can play, you never know what can happen next. I went there, I showed them that I could play by telling myself this: “We’ll see what can happen next”.
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Except that nothing has really changed, and he had to deal with limited playing time, like in the regular season before being put aside for the NBA Finals.
“I knew we had a rich squad, but I thought I would play a little more than I did. I immediately understood that I might not be in the rotation, but you never know ”, he added. “Some guys can get hurt. Guys can play badly. Minutes may fluctuate. A lot of things happen over the course of a season, but it’s crazy that our whole squad has stayed healthy and we’ve ended up getting on that momentum. Sometimes it’s like that, the dice don’t roll in your favor. “
The veteran full-back was content to offer his advice to the rest of the group to help everyone, Mikal Bridges in particular, to play more liberated.
“If you ask some of the guys, I feel like I played a big part in helping the team. To stay together. Help keep our mental approach correct. Sometimes it’s not even about sincerity, it’s just making guys laugh when times are tough. Keeping a smile on everyone’s face, things like that. Just have conversations. Talk about the game. Talk about how you feel about approaching a game. These things can go a long way and make a big difference ”.
| E’Twaun Moore | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Tirs | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | Until | Pd | Fte | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2011-12 | BUNCH | 38 | 9 | 38.1 | 37.8 | 100.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 2.9 |
| 2012-13 | ENT | 75 | 22 | 39.6 | 34.0 | 79.7 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 7.8 |
| 2013-14 | ENT | 79 | 19 | 42.8 | 35.4 | 76.5 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 6.3 |
| 2014-15 | SPEND | 56 | 9 | 44.6 | 34.2 | 60.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.7 |
| 2015-16 | SPEND | 59 | 21 | 48.1 | 45.2 | 62.9 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 7.5 |
| 2016-17 | NOP | 73 | 25 | 45.7 | 37.0 | 77.0 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 9.6 |
| 2017-18 | NOP | 82 | 32 | 50.8 | 42.5 | 70.6 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 12.5 |
| 2018-19 | NOP | 53 | 28 | 48.1 | 43.2 | 76.3 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 11.9 |
| 2019-20 | NOP | 56 | 18 | 42.6 | 37.7 | 68.9 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 8.3 |
| 2020-21 | PHX | 27 | 14 | 45.5 | 31.4 | 85.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 4.9 |
| Total | 598 | 21 | 45.5 | 38.8 | 74.2 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 7.9 | |
