NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets forward Jalen Wilson just finished his second season in the NBA that saw him play more of a role for a rebuilding Nets team looking towards the future. Wilson was another one of the players on Brooklyn’s roster that saw career-highs in a variety of statistical categories and he attributed that to his improving feel for the game.
“Probably just my feel for the game. I think the game slowed down a lot, game by game this year, and just came with getting reps,” Wilson said in his postgame interview that effectively served as his exit interview after Sunday’s 113-105 season-finale loss to the New York Knicks. Wilson put up one of his more impressive stat lines towards the end of the season as he put up 18 points, four rebounds, and four assists while shooting 54.5% from the field and 62.5% from three-point land.
“It came with starting the summer out the right way, then going into the season and just taking advantage of every opportunity,” Wilson explained. “No matter how many minutes it was per game, just being prepared and being ready. Just growing it and learning more about the game is something that I can continue to do. I was very blessed this year to have this opportunity and to just keep growing going into next season.”
Wilson, 24, finished his sophomore season in the NBA averaging 9.5 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game while shooting 39.7% from the field and 33.7% from three-point land. While Wilson primarily came off the bench this season for the Nets like he did during his rookie season last year, he played more under head coach Jordi Fernandez to the tune of 25.7 minutes per game in 79 appearances.
Despite Brooklyn going through different iterations from the beginning of the season until the trade deadline, Wilson was one of the constants in the lineup as he played no less than 20.9 minutes per contest in every month of the season. Wilson is under contract for next season with a $2.2 team option so it will be interesting to see if the Nets bring him back to continue growing his game. No matter what, Wilson learned a valuable lesson under Fernandez.
“Just the attention to detail every single day. Jordi said it day one, get 1% better every single day,” Wilson said. “You just saw through the summer, through the season, we just collectively came together more and more with our effort, with our grit. We’re not going to win every single game, but I think every single game, we showed how we can compete.”
This article originally appeared on Nets Wire: Nets’ Jalen Wilson discusses improving feel for the game, competing
NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets forward Jalen Wilson just finished his second season in the NBA that saw him play more of a role for a rebuilding Nets team looking towards the future. Wilson was another one of the players on Brooklyn’s roster that saw career-highs in a variety of statistical categories and he attributed that to his improving feel for the game.
“Probably just my feel for the game. I think the game slowed down a lot, game by game this year, and just came with getting reps,” Wilson said in his postgame interview that effectively served as his exit interview after Sunday’s 113-105 season-finale loss to the New York Knicks. Wilson put up one of his more impressive stat lines towards the end of the season as he put up 18 points, four rebounds, and four assists while shooting 54.5% from the field and 62.5% from three-point land.
“It came with starting the summer out the right way, then going into the season and just taking advantage of every opportunity,” Wilson explained. “No matter how many minutes it was per game, just being prepared and being ready. Just growing it and learning more about the game is something that I can continue to do. I was very blessed this year to have this opportunity and to just keep growing going into next season.”
Wilson, 24, finished his sophomore season in the NBA averaging 9.5 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game while shooting 39.7% from the field and 33.7% from three-point land. While Wilson primarily came off the bench this season for the Nets like he did during his rookie season last year, he played more under head coach Jordi Fernandez to the tune of 25.7 minutes per game in 79 appearances.
Despite Brooklyn going through different iterations from the beginning of the season until the trade deadline, Wilson was one of the constants in the lineup as he played no less than 20.9 minutes per contest in every month of the season. Wilson is under contract for next season with a $2.2 team option so it will be interesting to see if the Nets bring him back to continue growing his game. No matter what, Wilson learned a valuable lesson under Fernandez.
“Just the attention to detail every single day. Jordi said it day one, get 1% better every single day,” Wilson said. “You just saw through the summer, through the season, we just collectively came together more and more with our effort, with our grit. We’re not going to win every single game, but I think every single game, we showed how we can compete.”
This article originally appeared on Nets Wire: Nets’ Jalen Wilson discusses improving feel for the game, competing
