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I think with a shot, he can play some 2, and we know he's a point guard.
Keaton Wagler will play on and off the ball for the Clippers. Tyronn Lue said he will handle it as a point guard and also see time at shooting guard: "I think with a shot, he can play some 2, and we know he's a point guard."
keep being aggressive and to be who he is.
Keaton Wagler has been fearless from three, and Rui Hachimura wants the Clippers rookie to "keep being aggressive and to be who he is." Those threes, Hachimura said after the preseason win over Denver, open space for Darius Garland to get to the paint.
at Illinois I didn't really have to do it as much. It was kind of all for me.
Alongside Darius Garland, Keaton Wagler says he's "more of a second action guy": catch and shoot, set screens, cut. He looks for his own shot when Garland sits. It's new to the Clippers rookie: "at Illinois I didn't really have to do it as much. It was kind of all for me."
He's going to play a lot for us
Rookie Keaton Wagler is in line for a big Clippers role. "He's going to play a lot for us," Darius Garland said, and Tyronn Lue said the ball will be in Wagler's hands because he picks things up quickly. Of his misses last game, Lue said: "he got all great shots."
I've been trying to guard Darius every time I can.
Lue said the early offense is mostly installed and set plays come next, some built to "call Rui's number" for Rui Hachimura. Keaton Wagler said he takes the best player in camp, often Darius Garland, full court: "I've been trying to guard Darius every time I can."