On March 18, Beijing time, the NCAA crazy March began, and the NBA only scheduled one game today: the Pistons defeated the Magic 134-120. Pistons youngster Sadiq Bay, how many people have heard of this name? He played 39 minutes, shooting 17-of-27, 10-of-14 from three-point range, 7-of-10 from the free throw line, and 51 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals.
Sadiq Bay surpassed Griffin's 50 points with 51 points, tied for fifth in Pistons history with Hamilton. The top four were: Starkhouse (57 points in 2001), Tripka (56 points in 1983), Dave Bin (54 points in 1971) and George Yardley (52 points in 1958). He scored 10 three-pointers in a single game, tying the Pistons' all-time record.
After entering March, the NBA has a total of 6 players and 8 points of more than 50, setting a single month record in NBA history: Irving. Towns, James, Tatum, Durant and Sadiq Bay. James and Irving are both 50+ 2 times, and the other four have one each. Don't forget, it's only mid-March, and this record is expected to continue to be refreshed.
Someone cutting a high score also means that someone has become a "background emperor". The Magic have been cut by opponents by more than 50 points four times this season: Irving 60 points, Sadiq Bay 51 points, Embiid 50 points, Jaylen Brown 50 points. The Magic are currently 18-53 in the bottom of the Eastern Conference, and each team pursues a different pursuit. Magic doesn't want anything, just a good popularity.
I'm afraid that many fans don't know much about Sadiq Bay, so let's briefly introduce it today. He was born on April 9, 1999, and is the first round of the 19th pick of 2020. That year's No. 20 show was Achuva, who now plays for the Raptors, and the No. 21 show was Philadelphia's third-placed point Maxi. Sadik Bay is 2.03 m tall, arm span 2 m 11, draft template Middleton.
Sadik Bay, who attended Villanova University, averaged just 8.2 points and 5.1 rebounds per game in his freshman year, ranking around 150th in the United States, with little hope of entering the NBA. Unexpectedly, he broke out in his sophomore season, averaging 16.1 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game, shooting 47.7% from the field, shooting 45.1% from three-point range, and shooting 76.9% from the free throws!
In the summer of 2020, Sadiq Bay, who had just finished his sophomore season, participated in the NBA draft, and it turned out that he was right about this decision. Sadiq Bay's strengths and weaknesses are obvious: the basics of defense are good, he has a stable three-point shooting ability, and he is not afraid of confrontation on the offensive end; but he lacks athletic talent, it is difficult to form a threat to break through, and the dribble is average.
In the 2020 draft, the Nets drafted Sadiq Bay with the No. 19 pick, and then in a three-way trade between Shamet and Kennard, the Nets sent him to the Pistons. Sadiq Bay is one of those relatively secure rookies, and a lot of the technology has already taken shape. He won't drop, but the ceiling won't be too high, and the Pistons give Sadiq Bay plenty of opportunities.
In his rookie season, Sadiq Bay played 70 games for the Pistons, including 53 starts. He averaged 12.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 0.7 steals per game, shooting 40.4 percent from the field, 38 percent from three-point range and 84 percent from the free throw line. At the end of the season, Sadiq Bay was named best rookie with three goals, Edwards, Halliburton and Tate.
Sadiq Bay has played 70 games for the Pistons this season, starting all of them. He averaged 33.8 minutes per game and had 16.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 0.8 steals, shooting 39.8 percent from the field, 35.1 percent from three-point range and 81.8 percent from the free throw line. Although he averaged better points, rebounds, assists per game than in his rookie season, his shooting percentage dropped in both categories.
In addition, his performance has not been stable enough, scoring 9, 12, 9, 13, 13 and 51 points in the last 6 games!