Dyson Daniels is approaching the 16 -year -old NBA robberies of Chris Paul after Atlanta was in charge of a lower charlotte to continue his impulse at the end of the season.
The Hawks dried the Hornets from their home on Tuesday (Wednesday AEDT) in a unilateral victory of 134-102.
A day after his 22th birthday, Daniels Australian starred with 22 points in 10 of 12 shots, seven rebounds, seven assists and, crucially, three robberies.
Ricky Rubio’s brand passed in 2014 with its first robbery and now has 194 of 63 games, as many in a season since Paul accumulated 216 in 2008-09.
Daniels, the eighth general selection of New Orleans in the NBA Draft of 2022 that was negotiated to Atlanta last year, is averaging three elite robberies for game in this campaign.
With 13 regular seasonal games to play, it is projected that eclipse the legend of Chicago Scottie Pippen in 1995, the 221 of Michael Jordan in 1993 and ends with the majority from John Stockton (244) in 1992.
Jazz Great Stockton, the total leader of NBA robberies with 3265, averaged 2.17 in his 1504 games career.
Daniels said his goal before this season had to be appointed in the NBA defense team.
But now he is among the favorites with the betting corridors to win the award for the defensive player of the League year.
“Dyson has just killed,” said his Australian partner Ben Simmons to journalists this week.
“He has been anywhere, a defensive player of the year for me.
“It’s hard not to give it to him. I think it’s just everywhere. He has great hands, and he’s really protecting everyone.”
Daniels is fifth to bet to collect that award.
A staircase will help its cause, Atlanta (33-36) has five victories behind Detroit in sixth place in the East Conference classification.
Then they receive Golden State on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Defensores Boston champions won at home against Brooklyn 104-96, their 14th victory of the last 15 sides matches.
Kristaps Porzingis returned from an absence of eight games due to a disease and led the Celtics (50-19), second in the east, with 25 points and 13 rebounds.
With AP.
