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Clippers backcourt gate: Paul has helped me a lot, I understand every detail of the defensive system

5:12pm, 5 October 2025【Basketball】

The Los Angeles Clippers conducted daily training during training camp. After the training, Kris Dunn, the team's backcourt gate, was interviewed by reporters on the sidelines of the training ground. In the interview, he also talked about the help provided by the new backcourt Chris Paul and the defensive system created by the team with the efforts of assistant coach Jeff Van Gundy.

When talking about the help Paul provided to him, Dunn said: Paul has given me a lot of help and support. I think playing with him on the court has helped me a lot by observing how and habits he plays every day. Paul has an extremely long career, and at this age, he is still able to maintain this state, which also shows that he is definitely one of the most professional players among professional players. As we all know, he has been working in this field for 20 years, and he is still the top point guard in the league. When talking about the defensive system created by the team Jeff Van Gundy for the team, Dunn continued: Now I have fully understood the operating logic of the team's defensive system. We have already figured out all the defensive details in this system. Now all we need to do is to go on the court to execute this system and strive to achieve our best performance. In the new season, the most important thing for us is communication.

In the NBA regular season this season, Dunn made a total of 74 appearances in 82 games, averaging 24.1 minutes per game, averaging 6.4 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.7 steals, 0.4 blocks, and 1 turnover and 2.7 fouls. He shot 43.9%, three-point shooting percentage 33.5%, and free throw shooting percentage 68.2%. In the playoffs, Dunn made a total of 7 appearances, averaging 21.9 minutes, averaging 6.3 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.1 steals, 0.6 blocks, and 0.1 turnovers and 2.6 fouls. His shooting percentage was 38.6% and his three-point shooting percentage was 35.7%.

Dunn's overall performance last season was pretty good. He showed super personal abilities on the defensive end and was an excellent defender. He also had certain passing and organizational abilities on the offensive end. However, the problem is that Dunn's personal scoring ability is still a little poor. He lacks stable outside shooting ability, and his self-confidence on the offensive end is also seriously insufficient, which has a great impact on the team's space. Dunn is indeed a very distinctive player, but his shortcomings are indeed very obvious. I don’t know if Dunn can show stronger competitiveness on the offensive end with the help of Paul and provide more help and support to the team in the new season.

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