“I want him to be aggressive without forcing the issue,” Garnett said. Through the Hornets’ initial four summer league games, McGowens hoisted a combined 47 attempts, taking no fewer than 11 shots in any of his appearances.Īsserting himself more is among the next steps in the 29-year-old’s development. Stats aren’t always a great indicator during summer league, but McGowens is definitely using the action to sharpen his offensive repertoire. So, I feel like I’ve been doing a great job this summer working on my craft and working on my body.”
Work on my body, work on my game, just watching a lot of film, trying to correct things - the little things - to be able to give me an opportunity to get on the floor and play at the highest level. “Second offseason, I feel like it’s been going really good,” McGowens said. It’s a springboard for McGowens’ continued growth. The largest scoring outputs of his young career came in the last three games and he ended the season sinking at least one 3-pointer in eight straight games, representing the longest streak of his career, and also had multiple assists in seven consecutive games - another career best. He finished extremely strong, posting a career-high 22 points in the finale in Cleveland in April. Highlighted by his original two-way contract getting converted into a four-year, $7.5 million standard NBA deal deal in March, McGowens’ rookie season was solid. He’s laying the foundation to be another one of the team’s solid second-round finds, which has become the norm these past five years. McGowens is among the Hornets’ most coachable players, a title he’s held since he arrived in Charlotte more than a year ago after his rights were acquired from Minnesota in a draft-day trade. “And then you see them a few years down the line, and they are excelling, and they are having some prosperity, and it’s just fun to have a feeling to be like, ’I had a fingerprint in his development or his growth.’” Charlotte Hornets guard Bryce McGowens (7) dunks against the San Antonio Spurs during the fourth quarter at Golden 1 Center on July 3, 2023.
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