Brandon Rahbar: Paul George on his injury and Lu Dort: “He wasn’t trying to hurt me. He just plays hard. He can get wild at times but he’s a hard worker, he plays hard. I don’t knock him for competing. It was just a freak accident.”
Luguentz Dort Rumors
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Position: G
Born: 04/19/99
Height: 6-3 / 1.91
Weight:215 lbs. / 97.5 kg.
Salary: $15,277,778
Scouting report
Born: 04/19/99
Height: 6-3 / 1.91
Weight:215 lbs. / 97.5 kg.
Salary: $15,277,778
Scouting report
Michael Grange: Lu Dort on playing for @CanBball @FIBAWC next summer: “I’m really looking forward to it. I feel like we did a good job just qualifying for that and also I’m glad to represent my country and be around all the top guys from Canada. I’m really looking forward to that.”
Do you consider yourself a tastemaker or pioneer culturally in the sense that you represent Montreal while playing in the NBA? Luguentz Dort: Definitely. I just feel that, one, I’m a French speaker and I represent Montreal just from that. And I’m Haitian-Canadian. … The Haitian community is big in Canada, and wherever I go, I always have that with me. Not only do I say that I’m Canadian, but I also say that I’m Haitian. And so I always carry that wherever I go.
What impact did Chris Paul have on the Thunder when he was here? Luguentz Dort: He has a lot. (He was) especially on me my first year because I was so new to everything — honestly, to the level of the competition, the way to approach games, doing scouting of the other players and all that. So he really taught me a lot, and it was good to have a vocal leader like that in my locker room the first year. I’m so grateful to have had Chris Paul my first year.
What will the Thunder look like as a whole when a healthy Chet Holgren is added to the mix? Luguentz Dort: Oh, it’s going to be different! He’s so huge around the paint, and he can stretch the floor defensively. And it’s going to be hard to finish over him because he’s so tall and he’s such a good shot blocker. And offensively, he can shoot the ball and can roll as well, so it’s going to be tough to guard him.
Clemente Almanza: Mark Daigneault said Lu Dort is progressing but his hamstring strain is a tricky injury to recover from Wouldn’t commit one way or the other when asked about his availability for the upcoming 3-game road trip
