He grabs just 8.3 percent from the available defensive rebounds when he is in the game, the lowest average on the team. "McDermott worked hard on his game in the offseason, including spending time with Bulls teammate "Coach Hoiberg, he's good for all of us, but he's been really good for me this year just because he played in the league, was a shooter, went through a lot of ups and downs in his career," McDermott said.
In his first 88 games as a pro, he had only six dunks.
Also, when you have a great game you can feel good about it temporarily, but you've got to play another one the next night so you can't pat yourself on the back very long in that league either. So it's been good, but I still got to build on every game and each game's a challenge. The Chicago Bulls acquired Doug McDermott in a draft-night trade with the Denver Nuggets, sources told ESPN's Jeff Goodman. Drafted by the Nuggets with the 11th pick in the 2014 NBA draft, McDermott was then traded with Anthony Randolph to the Bulls, who gave up two first-round picks -- which became After struggling to find minutes as a rookie under former Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau, McDermott was expected to thrive in Fred Hoiberg's system, but the progress was not immediate.
Doug McDermott is learning to tame his inner critic and just keep shooting, a welcome development for his game -- and the Bulls. The only two players rated worse than him are the Timberwolves' The Bulls, who have struggled mightily in recent months to put together solid defensive efforts, average 101.2 points per 100 possessions with McDermott off the floor, compared to 103.3 when he's on the floor. In the NBA, you have a game, and then you have another game the next day. February, 2017 Traded our best big in Taj Gibson and our one-dimensional player (Doug McDermott) to OKC for a bunch of one-dimensional players. I think Doug's learning the importance of moving on to the next play, moving on to the next game.
The other aspects of his game must get better, but the Bulls traded up to get him for one reason -- to make shots.And for McDermott, much of that means keeping his confidence up even when things aren't going well. And whatever happened in the last game, so be it. "He wasn't shooting 12- to 15-foot floaters in college; he didn't need to. Adrian Wojnarowski: Doug McDermott has agreed to a three-year, $22M deal with Indiana, league source tells ESPN. That can be a good thing, but it can also be a bad thing. Latest on Indiana Pacers small forward Doug McDermott including complete game-by-game stats on ESPN Indiana Pacers All-Star center Domantas Sabonis will leave the NBA bubble in Orlando, Florida, because of plantar fasciitis in his left foot, the team announced on Friday. "I'm really hard on myself. So if you're constantly down on yourself, being mad about a play the night before, it's going to affect the way you play the next night. That's a big jump from his first 52 games, when he was averaging 43.2 percent from the same distance.He is shooting 54.5 percent on midrange shots -- up from 40.7 percent during his first 52 games -- and he has become more comfortable moving all over the floor.
Now the 24-year-old is in the midst of his best stretch as an NBA player. He is an average athlete with matching athletic ability but has good skill and a high basketball IQ. I think in college it's a good thing because you have a week between your next game. "Confidence was never a problem at Creighton for the 2013-14 national player of the year and three-time All-American who averaged 26.7 points a game as a senior. He just hadn't had to deal with an injury. "The other noticeable difference in recent weeks is that McDermott has been more active attacking the rim. He could get closer to the rim," said Greg McDermott, Doug's father and former coach at Creighton. "So I can kind of relate to him a little more. However, he generally contributes very little outside of the three-point shooting department. Leading up to that injury, obviously your legs aren't right.