During the defeat of Paris Basketball against Portel (62-86) at the Halle Carpentier on December 10, a prestigious spectator was in the audience: Brad Stevens, the general manager of the Celtics, and former coach of the franchise. “I’m here to enjoy the game. I’m doing a little tour of Europe, I have the chance to go see a few matches in different places, ”he said with a smile during a short video broadcast by the club in the capital.
Under the eyes of Stevens, the Guadeloupe rear has not got the game of his life: 9 points to 4/11 on shots (including 0/5 to 3 points), 5 rebounds 2 assists, 1 against, 1 interception in 30 minutes, for 7 evaluation. Not a bad game so far, but the heavy defeat of his team does not help to raise the performance. But the main thing was not there for the former technician of the Butler Bulldogs. “Juhann keeps improving and getting better, that’s the most important thing for us. He keeps improving and moving forward. This is the top level, and you can see it every time he plays. “
Drafted in 45th position of the 2021 draft, Juhann Begarin is loaned to Paris this season by the Celtics. Promoted with the Ile-de-France team, he discovered the Betclic ELITE. From a statistical point of view, his 2021-2022 fiscal year is in line with that of last year: 10.5 points, 3.9 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.7 interceptions per game on average for 10.5 rating. This is a real reason for satisfaction in view of the much higher requirement compared to the Pro B. The rear is still delicate with its long shot (24% this year against 36.4%), even if its global address is up (50.5%). Many hopes are placed in Begarin but Stevens prefers to temper. “We drafted him because we think he has a lot of potential, he’s versatile. Its future is bright. His role with us [les Celtics] is secondary for the moment, it must now maximize. “
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