Miami Heat: 2020-21 End Of Season Grades For Kendrick Nunn
By Isiah Curry
The Miami Heat struggled at times offensively this past season and Kendrick Nunn was no different, but he hit his fair share of big shots for them too.
Regardless of how much playing time you give him, he’s going to compete against any assignment and contribute. That’s the beautiful thing about him, regardless, he’s always cool, calm, and consistently competing.
Nunn continued to flourish as a scorer as well, providing an offensive spark when it was needed. He really learned how to play more of an off the ball role and execute in catch-and-shoot situations, while consistently improving in those areas as well along the way, such as his shooting range.
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Although having a score-first mentality, Nunn still lacks a consistent and polished playmaking ability. However, it must be understood that Miami ran much of their offense through their stars, Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo, along with veteran lead guard Goran Dragic.
Dragic carries more experience as a lead guard than what Nunn could offer. Where as Nunn’s best ability is putting it in the hole, Dragic has a nice mix of both, but Nunn was still excellent in his role.
Offensive Grade – B
This is where he’ll consistently have to keep improving though. His size will always be an issue for him and this is one specific example.
In these past playoffs, Milwaukee Bucks guard, Jrue Holiday, manhandled him with backdowns whenever he wanted to. Kendrick Nunn will have to learn to overcome scenarios like those.