21.7
PPG
2.7
RPG
7.8
APG
1.26
SPG
35.3
MPG
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- This season, Isaac Okoro HAS HELD MANY OF THE NBA'S ELITE SCOREERS TO BELOW THEIR SHOOTING PERCENTAGES THIS SEASON AS SHOWN BELOW
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caris levert, cavaliers guard
“I feel like Ice (Isaac Okoro) is the best perimeter defender in the league… I think if he doesn’t make an All-Defensive Team this year, that will be a snub for sure. He does it every night. He does it against superstars. He guards point guards. He guards tall guards. He guards wings. He’s one of those guys who can guard 1-3, maybe 1-4 in a pinch. He is extremely important for us.”
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“He’s the best perimeter defender in the league, hands down. He doesn’t get enough credit for it because it’s defense and people don’t think it’s sexy, but there is no one in the league that can do the things Isaac Okoro can do on the defensive end of the floor. There is no other player in the NBA who can keep his man in front of him and force people into tough shots the way that Isaac Okoro can. There is no other player in the NBA who can get through screens and get back in front of his man so that we don’t have to help and can play one-on-one defense the way that Isaac Okoro can.”
Beth Mowins, NBA Analyst
“Isaac Okoro, on the defensive side always cooked and improved in the offensive side this year. “
Brad Daugherty, NBA Analyst and Cavaliers Legend
“One of the most underrated defenders in the entire league is Isaac Okoro. I’ll tell you, this guy is a stud…he can guard anyone and he does. I’ve seen him guard fives. He can guard ones….The Cavs put him on the best player on the other team every night. and I’m telling you, man, the guy's built like a linebacker, and he comes after you….he moves his feet extremely well, his lateral movement is outstanding, he's physically strong and he just sets the point on a lot of those edges for the Cavs defensively.”
Vince Carter, ESPN Analyst and former NBA player:
Where is his flaw? I don’t know. He can pull up. He can score in transition. You see the step-back to the three-point line. The one thing about his game is he understands when it’s his time and when it’s someone else’s time. He’s great at getting everybody involved.
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Damichael Cole, Memphis Grizzlies Beatwriter
Darius Garland is one of the hardest dudes in the NBA to stay in front of 1-on-1. His start-stop and shiftiness is Kyrie-like.
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caris levert, cavaliers guard
“I feel like Ice (Isaac Okoro) is the best perimeter defender in the league… I think if he doesn’t make an All-Defensive Team this year, that will be a snub for sure. He does it every night. He does it against superstars. He guards point guards. He guards tall guards. He guards wings. He’s one of those guys who can guard 1-3, maybe 1-4 in a pinch. He is extremely important for us.”
Beth Mowins, NBA Analyst
“Isaac Okoro, on the defensive side always cooked and improved in the offensive side this year. “
Brad Daugherty, NBA Analyst and Cavaliers Legend
“One of the most underrated defenders in the entire league is Isaac Okoro. I’ll tell you, this guy is a stud…he can guard anyone and he does. I’ve seen him guard fives. He can guard ones….The Cavs put him on the best player on the other team every night. and I’m telling you, man, the guy's built like a linebacker, and he comes after you….he moves his feet extremely well, his lateral movement is outstanding, he's physically strong and he just sets the point on a lot of those edges for the Cavs defensively.”
SHUT THEM DOWN
- Okoro recorded A STEAL IN A CAREER-HIGH 10-STRAIGHT GAMES FROM FEB. 25 - MARCH 11. He also had 7 straight games with at least one steal and one block from Feb. 27-March 10, the longest such streak by Cavalier since LeBron James in 2010 (8 straight games).
BLOCKS & STEALS
- Opponents are shooting just .387 ON FIELD GOALS BEYOND 15 FEET against Okoro this season.
BEYOND 15 FEET
- Okoro has been a huge piece for team’s overall success on the defensive end as the Cavs rank NO. 7 IN DEFENSIVE RATING (112.1) Cleveland also ranks in the TOP 10 IN OPPONENT PPG (7TH, 110.2) AND OPPONENT FG% (6TH, .463).
TOP 10 DEFENSE
- Okoro is averaging 1.5 deflections per game. His 34 BLOCKS ON THE SEASON is tied for the 10th-most by any guard who has played less than 2,000 minutes this season.
HANDS ON
- When called to start this season (42 games), Okoro averaged 10.8 POINTS, 3.4 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.52 blocks.
STAY READY
9.4 .490 3.0 0.8 *0.5 27.3
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- He is forcing the 6TH TOUGHEST SHOTS (based on QSQ, Second Spectrum’s measure of shot quality) in the NBA (minimum 500 shots defended)
MAKE IT TOUGH
- Opposing teams rank 6th in 3FG% with Okoro off the floor (.381 3FG%) but just 2ND (.351 3FG%) WITH HIM PLAYING. Opponents are also shooting .341 on above the break threes when guarded by Okoro, second best on the team and 53rd in the NBA.
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