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5 Things We Learned About Mario Hezonja in 2015-16

May 2, 2016

Mario Hezonja likes to run and place at a fast pace

Only Dewayne Dedmon and Evan Fournier shot higher percentages in transition than Hezonja on the Magic. In fact, nearly 16 percent of Hezonja’s shot attempts came in transition and he shot 61 percent on these plays. He is confident exploding to the basket or pulling up for an uncontested jumper.

Mario Hezonja has the potential to be a legitimate point forward

There are very few players in NBA history who were versatile and long enough to possess a point forward label (Grant Hill and Hedo Turkoglu were former Magic players who had these skills).