Rudy Gobert, Donovan Mitchell, Bojan Bogdanovic, Royce O’Neale shine on opening night with new teams

byDuc Manh •
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Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert speaks

Minnesota Timberwolves heart Rudy Gobert speaks to the gang earlier than the group’s NBA basketball sport towards the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, in Minneapolis.

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The Utah Jazz traded away 4 of their starters this offseason. On Wednesday evening all 4 debuted with their new groups.

In case you had been questioning how they fared, you’ve come to the correct place.

Rudy Gobert

The Minnesota Timberwolves are nonetheless figuring issues out. They’ve introduced on a variety of new gamers and there are going to be kinks that should be labored by because the season goes on, however one factor that continues to be true is that Rudy Gobert continues to be superb at basketball.

Gobert and Karl-Anthony Cities appear to have already got some good chemistry working collectively, with Cities throwing lobs to Gobert throughout their 2022-23 debut collectively.

However even when a few of the different gamers on the Wolves roster struggled to search out effectivity on Wednesday, Gobert was stable. He completed the evening with 23 factors, 16 rebounds, two assists, a steal, a block and practically drained his first NBA 3-pointer. Although the shot went in, the discharge level was simply contained in the arc.

The Timberwolves beat the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder, 115-108.

Donovan Mitchell

In his regular-season debut with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Donovan Mitchell led the Cavs with 31 factors, including 9 assists, two rebounds and had two steals.

Whereas Cleveland got here up brief towards the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday evening — dropping 108-105, some extent that was quietly talked about by some gamers within the Jazz locker room following the Jazz’s win over the Denver Nuggets — Mitchell was praised by nearly everybody for his flashy debut and mentioned that as he’s getting used to his new function, he’s additionally discovering a brand new sense of camaraderie.

In keeping with the Athletic’s Kelsey Russo, Mitchell identified how a lot every of the gamers on his new group actually enjoys the corporate of each other.

“You see this group actually will get one another, they get alongside, they like one another,” Mitchell mentioned. “It’s one thing that actually doesn’t go unnoticed everyday. I believe that’s one factor that you just get pleasure from coming to the ability, being round one another, being across the guys. And I believe that’s superior.”

Bojan Bogdanovic

You in all probability might have guessed that Bojan Bogdanovic was going to in a short time endear himself to no matter group he ended up on, and that’s precisely what’s occurred with the Detroit Pistons.

Of their season-opening sport towards the Orlando Magic, Bogdanovic completed with a team-high 24 factors, taking pictures 6-of-10 from 3-point land and added 5 rebounds, two assists and a steal within the Pistons’ 113-109 win.

Royce O’Neale

The Brooklyn Nets didn't have one of the best evening. The New Orleans Pelicans beat the Nets, 130-108. However within the Nets’ beginning lineup, with a stable statline and acquainted aptitude was Royce O’Neale.

He completed with 10 factors, hitting 2-of-3 from downtown, grabbed seven rebounds, dished out three assists and had a powerful three steals and two blocks in his first sport in Brooklyn.

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