He’s the rival you like to hate, however as Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard are discovering out, Patrick Beverley is an asset when he’s enjoying on the identical crew as you.
No matter NBA crew he’s on, Pat Bev brings that dawg to each recreation he performs.
Beverley completed with simply 5 factors together with 4 rebounds, one help, two steals and one block within the Bucks’ most up-to-date 124-117 win over the Clippers.
However Lillard is aware of his expertise transcend the stat sheet and after clearing up his beef with Beverley, he’s appreciating his model of play.
“As an opponent, you hate him while you’re enjoying towards him, however in your crew, you’d in all probability like to have somebody like that,” Lillard mentioned. “He brings edge to the crew… You gotta have some kind of perception, toughness, edge. He brings that to our crew and we didn’t have plenty of that.”
Dame’s working mate Giannis additionally had nothing however good issues to say about Pat Bev after the win over LAC.
“He’s a kind of guys that — sorry for my language — that you simply say, ‘he’s an a**gap,’” Antetokounmpo instructed C/P. “However when he performs in your crew, like, ‘that’s my a**gap.’ You recognize? And I like him. We love enjoying with him. He’s a frontrunner, he is aware of play the sport. He’s a winner.”
Inflicting opponents fuses to get brief is Beverley’s particular expertise, and Giannis says he’s glad to be on the opposite facet of it now.
“I’ve been enjoying towards him for lots of years now. I don’t suppose I ever appreciated enjoying towards him,” Giannis mentioned. “He at all times is available in, mucks the sport. He’s like an instigator, he pushes the buttons, however like having him by yourself crew, he makes the sport simpler for us. You recognize he’s gonna make that further effort. That further play, he’s gonna dive on the ground, he’s gonna set a display screen for you, he’s gonna get the additional rebound, you already know he’s gonna make the fitting move. I like enjoying with him.”