New 76ers recruit Paul George really feels for Donte DiVincenzo after he had a breakout season with the Knicks and then was traded.
Of course, it’s the nature of the business and that’s just how the cookie crumbles in the NBA, but it’s got to hurt.
Donte balled out in season 2023-24 for the Knicks, recording career-highs in points (15.5) and field goal shooting (40.1 percent).
He even broke the franchises single-game 3PM record (11) and was a big part of the team’s success all season long.
DiVincenzo was also playing alongside has Villanova teammates Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart and PG-13 before he was traded to the Timberwolves in a blockbuster Karl-Anthony Towns trade.
PG-13 thinks Donte has every right to be mad about it.
“He’s gotta be emotional. When you think about it, bro, Jalen Brunson was phenomenal in last year’s playoffs, but DiVincenzo made a name for himself in New York,” the Sixers forward said on the latest episode of his self-titled Podcast – Podcast P With Paul George.
“They made a name for themselves. And that’s a tough place to play, that’s a tough place to be a star in. But they raised to the occasion. So, I know there was some emotional frustration about being traded from there. You are with your boys, you find a home, you find a fit, and you are playing for one of those hard-nosed coaches. Everything aligned for DiVincenzo to be playing in New York. So, I know there’s gotta be some resentment towards that trade on his behalf. Going there, there’s gotta be an anger and extra motivation to destroy the Knicks.”
So far, DiVincenzo has been going okay in Minnesota, since he has averaged 11.7 points, two rebounds, 2.3 assists and one steal per game on 33.3 percent shooting from the field and 28 percent shooting from three-point range.
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