Keaton Wagler’s first 20-point NBA game did not come on one of those nights when everything went in. He made four shots from the field. He still got to 21. The foul line did a lot of the work, and the minutes tell us something worth following beyond one box score.
Wednesday’s 103–87 loss to the Lakers wasn’t much fun for the Clippers. For Illini fans tracking Keaton’s first week, though, there’s a useful distinction: the scoring high was new. A substantial place in the rotation wasn’t.
Wagler is getting real minutes
The Clippers took Wagler fifth in June, making him Illinois’ highest NBA draft pick since
