Jahmyl Telfort Still Fighting For Minutes In The Clippers Backcourt
Jahmyl Telfort enters his second season with the Clippers wearing No. 19 after a rookie year that barely got off the bench. The 25-year-old guard out of Butler played in 8 games last season, never topping 6.6 minutes in any of them. He is not on the injury report heading into the new season.
By the Clippers Nightly Desk · updated 35 min ago01A rookie season defined by short stintsTelfort appeared in 8 games last season, averaging 4.0 minutes a night.
Telfort appeared in 8 games last season, averaging 4.0 minutes a night. He scored 0.1 points per game, grabbed 0.4 rebounds, and handed out 0.1 assists. His shooting lines were almost nonexistent: 0.0 percent from the field, 0.0 percent from three, and 25.0 percent from the line, with a true shooting mark of 8.7 and a usage rate of 9.3. His plus-minus sat at -0.9 for the season.
02Recent games show the patternLook at his last eight outings and the story repeats: 2.6 minutes against Atlanta, 1.9 against the Lakers, 3.5…
Look at his last eight outings and the story repeats: 2.6 minutes against Atlanta, 1.9 against the Lakers, 3.5 against Cleveland, and so on, with scoreless lines in most of them. His best stretch came against Phoenix, where he logged 6.5 minutes and posted 1 point, 1 rebound, and 1 assist. He has not cracked extended run in any game listed, topping out at 6.6 minutes against Oklahoma City.