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Dyson Daniels studied Michael Jordan, Marcus Smart, Jaden McDaniels, Lu Dort defensively

March 28, 2025 by Hoops Hype

Who have you studied on defense to help model your game after? Dyson Daniels: I watched a lot of Marcus Smart when he won Defensive Player of the Year. In my early stages, when I was in New Orleans, I watched Jaden McDaniels and how he uses his length. If you go way back, I looked at Michael Jordan, who was really good with his hands. I like to play defense my way, be in the gaps, and defend one-on-one. There are a lot of good defenders in the league nowadays. Some of the guys go a bit more unnoticed, like Lu Dort. He’s another player I watch as well.
Source: HoopsHype

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

StatMuse @statmuse
Guards with 45+ 30-point games in their 7th season:
Michael Jordan
Oscar Robertson
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
That’s it. pic.x.com/UCt7UDdm4w – 10:51 AM

KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Good stat from Bulls PR: Josh Giddey and Michael Jordan are the only Bulls to post at least 220 pts, 96 rebs and 100 asts over a 10 game-period – 11:41 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Bulls with 5+ triple-doubles in a season:
Michael Jordan
Josh Giddey
That’s it. pic.x.com/HGVEws9CAo – 10:32 PM

Khobi Price @khobi_price
LeBron James scored his eighth game-winning basket of his career, including the playoffs, tonight against the Pacers, per the Lakers.
He joins Michael Jordan (9), Kobe Bryant (8) and Joe Johnson (8) as the only players in NBA history to record eight or more buzzer-beaters. – 11:25 PM
Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
LeBron James talks retirement, Michael Jordan, Doncic trade and more
nbcsports.com/nba/news/lebro… – 7:39 PM
Dave McMenamin @mcten
New story: LeBron James, as a guest on @PatMcAfeeShow, opened up about the dynamic between him and Michael Jordan and reflected on life being teammates with his son as part of a wide-ranging interview that aired Wednesday espn.com/nba/story/_/id… – 4:29 PM
Frank Isola @TheFrankIsola
At least Michael Jordan waited until his Hall of Fame induction speech to “settle all family business.” – 1:47 PM
Chris Sheridan @sheridanhoops
Is Dyson Daniels a worthy Defensive Player of the Year candidate at odds of up to 20-1? The NBA steals leader is crushing that stat category. sportsboom.com/nba/bettors-fl… @ATLHawks – 9:12 AM
Royce Young @royceyoung
History emphatically says if you lead the league in scoring on the team with 60+ wins, you win MVP.
10 times in NBA history the scoring champ has been on a team with 60 or more wins. 9 out of 10 times that player won MVP. The only one that didn’t: Michael Jordan in 1997. pic.x.com/X8qu3I3TZd – 12:22 AM

Lauren L. Williams @WilliamsLaurenL
B2B 3s from Dyson Daniels. – 10:28 PM
Lauren L. Williams @WilliamsLaurenL
Hawks get a much-needed 3 from Dyson Daniels on a second-chance look. – 9:42 PM
Lauren L. Williams @WilliamsLaurenL
Dyson Daniels’ layup rolled arounf the rim, went down, popped out and somehow ended up wedged between the rim and backboard.
That kinda night. – 9:30 PM
Roland Lazenby @lazenby
🧭 The Secrets of MJ from Michael Jordan: The Life thegrowthcompass.beehiiv.com/p/the-secrets-… – 8:39 PM
David Hardisty @clutchfans
Rockets starting lineup:
G – Fred VanVleet
G – Jalen Green
F – Amen Thompson
F – Dillon Brooks
C – Alperen Şengün
Hawks:
G – Trae Young
G – Dyson Daniels
F – Zaccharie Risacher
F – Mouhamed Gueye
C – Onyeka Okongwu – 7:31 PM

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Josh Robbins: Marcus Smart (right index finger injury management), Saddiq Bey (ACL recovery), Malcolm Brogdon (ankle sprain), Bilal Coulibaly (strained hamstring) and Corey Kispert (thumb surgery) will be OUT for Friday’s game against the Orlando Magic. -via x.com / March 20, 2025
Josh Robbins: Some interesting developments on the latest Wizards-Jazz injury reports for tonight’s game. Jordan Poole (right elbow contusion) has been upgraded from doubtful to questionable, and Marcus Smart (non-Covid illness) has been upgraded from out to questionable. Also, Utah’s Walker Kessler (rest) has been upgraded from out to available. -via Bluesky / March 19, 2025
Josh Robbins: Marcus Smart will not play tonight because of a non-Covid illness. -via x.com / March 17, 2025
“What do you think Jaden [McDaniels] is becoming as a player?” Anthony Edwards: “Oh man, he’s everything we need. I tell him, ‘Don’t stop being aggressive, don’t stop being aggressive,’ because when we play one-on-one, man, he’s the best player in the gym. So yeah, he’s everything we need.” -via YouTube / March 17, 2025
Anthony Edwards on Jaden McDaniels: “That play he made today—you know what I’m talking about, near the bench in the second half—was incredible.” “Yeah, that was crazy. I told him, ‘You looked like Pat Bev when he was 26.’ No, for sure.” -via YouTube / March 17, 2025
Jon Krawczynski: MIN 118, ORL 111 That was a hard-fought comeback for the Wolves’ 7th straight win. A ferocious 4th from McDaniels and DDV in particular, but really everyone. Edwards: 28p, 5a Randle: 22, 7r, 5a Gobert: 12p, 12r McDaniels: 11p, 8r, 3s, 2b DDV: 14p, 5a -via x.com / March 14, 2025
What’s it been like being the leader on this team with young guys around you in Jalen Johnson, Dyson Daniels, and Zaccharie Risacher?  Trae Young: It’s not new territory for me. People probably know that this isn’t the first time I’ve been a part of a team with young guys and where they wanted me to lead. I think this is really what they wanted me to do this year. Not focus on the wins and losses. It’s more about how I can bring the young guys along and build them up and build their confidence up as much as possible. -via HoopsHype / March 28, 2025
How has it been for you playing with Dyson Daniels, a Defensive Player of the Year candidate, in the backcourt?  Trae Young: It’s been fun building a rapport with Dyson. He’s a great young player who’s a smart player. Our games are very mirrored, like opposite, in a long of ways, and I feel like that’s where we can help each other when we’re on the court with each other. I look forward to continuing to build with him because he’s got a bright future for sure. -via HoopsHype / March 28, 2025
It’s rare when a guard wins Defensive Player of the Year, so where do you feel you are in the conversation, and what’s your case?  Dyson Daniels: I feel like it’s a big man’s award. If you look at the big men in the NBA today, usually the past few years, it’s been a big man in that conversation who protects the rim and gets blocks. Obviously, before Wemby (Victor Wembanyama) went down, he was the frontrunner for the award. I think I do a little bit of everything on the floor. I protect the rim as a guard. I get steals. I defend well one-on-one and contest shots. I don’t want to talk about it too much. I let the people see it for themselves. -via HoopsHype / March 28, 2025
Wade made it clear that while Michael Jordan’s return to the NBA with the Wizards was impressive, LeBron’s sustained excellence is unparalleled. “No. I mean, MJ averaged 20 when he came back, and he was STILL very good, but LeBron has stayed at a level that we haven’t seen,” Wade said. “The conversations of greatness—he makes it hard. All the older guys before were like, ‘It’s about Wilt, it’s about Kareem, it’s about these guys,’ but because of his consistency… I mean, he’s averaging 30 points per game in his 20th year in the league!” -via ScoopB.com / March 28, 2025
“The coverage of the NBA in my opinion has been the same since I arrived in the NBA and I grew up as a youngster watching the NBA,” said Perk. “Magic Johnson, was he not criticized? Kobe Bryant, was he not criticized? Michael Jordan, was he not criticized? Allen Iverson, he was criticized. So in today’s game these players are so sensitive that it just don’t make any damn sense.” -via The Shadow League / March 28, 2025
Kendrick Perkins: “But let me say this, Molly. MJ is petty as hell, too.” “If you go in my closet, it’s nothing but Jays. I keep Jays on my feet. I was signed to Jordan for about two years when I was playing.” “I wore Jays throughout my time in Oklahoma City. I used to get boxes in the mail before the shoes hit stores.” “I started my media career, and as soon as I said LeBron James was the GOAT—those boxes stopped coming.” -via YouTube / March 27, 2025

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