Looking at his averages, it starts to make sense that Coach David Fizdale preferred to let Kevin Knox struggle through a rough rookie season rather than give more minutes to Hezonja.
On the offensive end of the ball Hezonja only averaged 8.8 points on 8 shots per game, shooting 41.2 percent from the field. Despite his projected “unlimited range” on draft night, Hezonja shot 27.6 percent from 3 on 2.6 attempts during the 2018-19 season, showing to be ineffective on both catch-and-shoot and pull-up 3-point attempts.
On defense, despite showing some impressive and crucial man defense on Lebron James against the Los Angeles Lakers in March, Hezonja ranked in the bottom 3rd of players in terms of defensive rating, giving up as much as 22.1 points in the paint.