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Where Podz wants to improve despite recent Summer League success
Brandin Podziemski finished just three assists shy of a triple-double in the Warriors’ 92-82 win over the Chicago Bulls in NBA Summer League action Sunday night, but the young guard knows he has plenty to work on ahead of his second pro season.
The 21-year-old also tallied a game-high seven turnovers, placing what he views as a blemish on his 21-point, 12-rebound, seven-assist performance in the victory.
“What I didn’t like was my turnovers, but what I did like was I was able to have the combination of scoring and getting my teammates involved,” Podziemski told reporters in Las Vegas after the game. “I think against [the Sacramento Kings in the California Classic], I was just out there trying to do stuff that I had worked on, and I wasn’t really playing within the flow of within the team.
“Yesterday I played, [and] it felt easier for me and today it felt even better, so knowing that I’m going to score naturally through the offense and I don’t necessarily have to force anything is something that I’m always reminded of. I love getting my teammates involved because it inspires them to do the same thing.”
Podziemski was effective in all offensive facets Monday and scored in a number of different ways, whether it was shooting off the catch, off the dribble, or with an impressive under-the-hoop finish like his layup to end the first half.
