The trade is happening and I have no arguements. There is already a thread to discuss the trade itself but this is a thread to discuss the player himself and get to know him better.
His Game And Where He Plans To Take It:
About Not Attending Summer League:
Plans Over The Summer Break:
Sources:
NBA.com
Nola.com
His Game And Where He Plans To Take It:
Early in his NBA career, Wright has often been billed as a do-it-all kind of player who can help a team in multiple categories. Unfortunately, it’s possible that’s factored into his inability to establish a niche or narrow his focus on what might be the most efficient aspects of his game.
“It was glorified at first (as a) rookie that I could do a lot of things, but now I’m realizing that that doesn’t work in this league,” Wright assessed. “You’ve got to have a staple that teammates know you can do.
“I just want to bring two or three things to the table every night, so that the coaches and my teammates know what I’m going to do. It’s time to move forward and figure out what I can do to be most effective regardless of the situation. I think this year was tough because I’ve been all over the place in terms of my position and assignments.”
“It was glorified at first (as a) rookie that I could do a lot of things, but now I’m realizing that that doesn’t work in this league,” Wright assessed. “You’ve got to have a staple that teammates know you can do.
“I just want to bring two or three things to the table every night, so that the coaches and my teammates know what I’m going to do. It’s time to move forward and figure out what I can do to be most effective regardless of the situation. I think this year was tough because I’ve been all over the place in terms of my position and assignments.”
“In watching other guys in the league, how they’ve gotten better slowly, but they’ve had two or three things that were their staples. And I haven’t gotten to that point. I want to work on a few things and say, ’OK, this is what I have for you. That’s it.’ Just force my will and say, ’Let’s find a way to make this work.’ ”
Wright was encouraged by the final stretch of the regular season, when he seemed to be grasping how he could most effectively contribute to the team.
“The last couple weeks I’ve been trying to focus on a couple things, and that makes it easier,” Wright said in mid-April. “I just feel like there hasn’t been as much clarity as far as what was expected of me. It’s hard to have those high expectations when that’s the case. I don’t want to be a robot, but I don’t mind taking orders and knowing what exactly what it is to do. That makes it easier for me to gauge what I need to improve on. I’ve been focusing on a couple things I know I am capable of doing and will be counted on for. That’s my starting point and what I’m working on this summer.”
“The last couple weeks I’ve been trying to focus on a couple things, and that makes it easier,” Wright said in mid-April. “I just feel like there hasn’t been as much clarity as far as what was expected of me. It’s hard to have those high expectations when that’s the case. I don’t want to be a robot, but I don’t mind taking orders and knowing what exactly what it is to do. That makes it easier for me to gauge what I need to improve on. I’ve been focusing on a couple things I know I am capable of doing and will be counted on for. That’s my starting point and what I’m working on this summer.”
About Not Attending Summer League:
“Not in that environment at this time in my career,” Wright said, when asked by reporters if another trip to summer league would benefit his development. “Summer league is so scoring-oriented. I’m going into my fourth year, and it’s not all about me going out to get buckets. But that’s kind of what summer league is about, being aggressive all the time and scoring. I feel like I’d rather just work on things individually, or if I do play pickup, it will be with guys who have already been in the league for awhile. I feel like that will be best for me.”
Wright will spend this summer working in New Orleans with Hornets assistant coach Robert Pack instead of going to Chicago, where the past two years he trained with players such as Miami’s Dwyane Wade under the direction of fitness expert Tim Grover.
“I feel like it’s been really hard to look at it at face value and know what I have to work on, ” Wright said. “Being a draft pick, they’re always evaluating you and looking to see if you’re making strides.
“Me, going into my fourth year, I’m wondering, too. I would have liked to have made a lot of strides by now. But I think my confidence in myself is still there. But sometimes, you need that from the front office and coaching staff, too.”
“I feel like it’s been really hard to look at it at face value and know what I have to work on, ” Wright said. “Being a draft pick, they’re always evaluating you and looking to see if you’re making strides.
“Me, going into my fourth year, I’m wondering, too. I would have liked to have made a lot of strides by now. But I think my confidence in myself is still there. But sometimes, you need that from the front office and coaching staff, too.”
Sources:
NBA.com
Nola.com
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