2- Stauskas is Looking More Confident
After a slow start to the season, Nik Stauskas is looking more confident each game, and the hometown crowd is appreciative.
Every time he touches the ball, he’s looking to make something happen, and every time he checked into the game on Monday, the crowd gave him a nice ovation.
Sauce finished the game with a stat line of 8 points, 3 rebounds and four turnovers.
More from The Sixer Sense
- 3 Sixers players who could help Team USA Basketball
- 76ers 2k24 ratings: 3 most underrated players on Philadelphia roster
- 76ers head coach Nick Nurse bares lofty plans for Paul Reed this season
- Grade the Trade: 76ers swap Tobias Harris for superstar PG in mock deal
- Sixers Podcast: Danny Green returns + James Harden bombshell
He didn’t have the best shooting night, connecting on 2 of his 6 field goals, but he went 2-for-4 from 3-point range, and even after his misses, he still looks confident. That’s a heck of an improvement from where he was earlier in the year.
Stauskas also finished a four-point play after getting fouled on a made 3-pointer.
He has the capability of getting through the lane and the ability to be a high-percentage outside shooter. Three years into his NBA career, he’s finally proving it.
Sure, his four turnovers were a team-high, but they all came when he was attacking the basket and trying to make something happen. And the fact he’s trying to make plays with the ball shows just how much his confidence has risen this season.