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Wizards Newsletter: Alex Sarr has Two-Way Star Potential · The Stop and Pop

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  SPEAKER_01: Allen Saar's next leap will come on the offensive end of the ball.
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  SPEAKER_01: Already showing he is an elite defender,
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  SPEAKER_01: he finished last season eighth in blocks per game,
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  SPEAKER_01: eighth in block percentage,
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  SPEAKER_01: and 11th in total blocks.
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  Will Dawkins noted in his media availability that Saar was the
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  number one most
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  SPEAKER_01: efficient switch defender of anyone with over 200 attempts.
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  to be five or six and blocks like number two and contest like
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  he's getting after it
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  he's impacting the game and then what we love most about him is
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  he does that at the
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  rim and then he can go out and switch and for us when we ran
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  the numbers he was the
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  number one most efficient switch defender in the nba last year
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  on anybody that had
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  over 210 so alex was balling last year um especially on the
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  defensive end on the
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  SPEAKER_01: So the defense is already there.
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  SPEAKER_01: The length,
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  SPEAKER_01: mobility,
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  and athleticism translated well in his rookie season on that
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  side of the ball.
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  SPEAKER_01: But now, it's about those same gifts being used on the offensive end.
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  SPEAKER_01: At times,
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  he might have settled for long threes when he could have worked
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  his way closer to
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  SPEAKER_01: the basket,
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  SPEAKER_01: either on a drive,
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  SPEAKER_01: a post up,
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  SPEAKER_01: or some more high post action.
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  SPEAKER_01: He was especially effective in the short roll.
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  SPEAKER_01: During his media availability,
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  he talked about working closer to the basket and being more
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  effective with his
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  SPEAKER_01: touches for this coming season.
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  SPEAKER_03: Hey, Alex, you talked about being impactful with your jump shot.
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  SPEAKER_03: And given how important that is to your game,
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  have you set any specific goals for yourself or the kind of
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  jumpers you want to
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  SPEAKER_03: take or a percentage you want to hit or anything like that?
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  SPEAKER_02: Not like specific goals,
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  SPEAKER_02: but,
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  SPEAKER_02: you know,
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  like there's obviously some shots that are better to take than
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  some other ones.
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  SPEAKER_03: Sure.
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  SPEAKER_03: So what kind of shots are you trying to filter out then?
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  SPEAKER_02: I would say anything close to the basket.
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  SPEAKER_02: Obviously, that's my main focus right now.
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  The elite defense can make him a contender for multiple
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  Defensive Player of the Year awards.
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  His skill set is perfect for today's game with the ability to
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  guard all over the floor.
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  If he makes that leap to become a 15 to 20 points per game
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  scorer with the elite
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  SPEAKER_01: defense,
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  SPEAKER_01: I can see him becoming a top center in this league.
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  SPEAKER_01: Let's remember, he's only 20 years old.
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  SPEAKER_01: So he has a lot of growing to do.
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  SPEAKER_01: He can still get a lot better.
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  SPEAKER_01: There's a lot to learn.
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  SPEAKER_01: Some skills that I've seen from him early on remind me of Anthony Davis,
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  SPEAKER_01: Evan Mobley,
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  SPEAKER_01: and Jaron Jackson Jr.,
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  SPEAKER_01: all of them being all NBA defenders and all-stars.
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  SPEAKER_01: I think that's the potential for Sar.
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  SPEAKER_01: I'm looking forward to seeing how he progresses this season.
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  SPEAKER_01: The first preseason game is coming very soon,
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  SPEAKER_01: and it's actually in Andre Blatch amount of days,
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  SPEAKER_01: seven days,
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