How Jalen Suggs Became One of the BEST Defenders in the NBA

It's been a great year for Jalen Suggs, the young Orlando Magic star who continues to establish himself as one of the premiere defenders in all of basketball. As the Orlando Magic look to build a contending team around Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner, the emergence of Jalen Suggs as a two-way menace has been the icing on the cake for a season where they've emerged as one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference.

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Orlando's Defensive Identity 00:00
Sponsorship Segment 00:49
Jalen Suggs Offensive Improvement 2:04
Steal Machine 3:37
Off-Ball Marathoner 5:43
Underrated Shot-Blocker 6:42
Inbound Play Savant 7:38
Chasedown Artist 8:58
How far can they go? 9:43
Thanks for watching! 9:58

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[DigittalFent]

As a pistons fan every time I see how well the magic have done their rebuild I die a little inside

[ryanmontague]

So happy you did a video on Suggs. He really struggled a lot the past couple of years trying to be the savior at PG like he did at Gonzaga and that’s just not his role in the NBA. I’m glad he’s morphing into an unstoppable 3 and D guard who’s all over the place

[nono-qeyq]

Still just scratching the surface of his offensive potential

[JORDAN]

Suggs is the guy who always gives his best effort. He is one of my favorite players to watch. His offensive improvement, especially shooting 3s, has helped this magic team find success.

[greggperez]

He's a defensive force! Im glad he's finally getting his shine! #gomagic

[muvzyhoops]

Love the vids where you talk about underrated players nobody is talking about really separates you from everyone W vid dude

[mohamedabdourahman]

Hopefully Anthony Black can get that field goal percentage up a bit

[bdsball]

Suggs development this year has arguably been the biggest development in the Magic rebuild. Paolo is the obvious #1. Franz just needs to find his perimeter shot again.

[bignoob]

Why does he look like he saw a ghost in the thumbnail 😂? I love that Suggs hustles, he really has taken an impressive leap since his rookie year.

[JonahsWail]

Last year I thought he might be a trade chip, did not see this kind of breakout coming. He’s a heart of the team type guy, so glad he’s on the team.

[KuyaAndreV]

His 3p% growth is motivating! His defense is S class but watching some of his defensive highlights it seems so intense bordering on reckless. Hope he gets a bag for his 3 and D and then be more selective with his defensive intensity.

[TheTEN]

He’s definitely changed his game a lot since his college days. I like the look of this young magic team

[Letterman]

Another thing Suggs does well is throw full court out of bounds passes. The Magic will have him inbound when there’s only a couple seconds left and his throw the ball like a QB the full court to Franz in perfect stride for an easy shot.

[MatthewMedina-bl]

He’s actually been elite defensively since day 1. RAPTOR ranking rated him as one of the 5 best defensive guards in his rookie season.

This season he is actually healthy. Combined with the Magic actually winning games, he is getting his due. I appreciate how you said people are finally waking up. And offense he is coming around, now that his ankles and wrists(he sprained both his rookie season) are healthy. Still a ton of upside with Jalen on offense as well. Can’t wait to see him progress.

[THEEJoeSmith]

If he can just become a good slasher he’ll be a perfect role player man he’s filling out the KCP model very well

[ZlN]

W flizzin magic video mane let’s goo 👁️👅👁️

[markjones]

He’s a big reason why the magic are a great defensive team

[youngyin.m]

Jalen Suggs is the heart and soul of the magic. 👏🏾 🎉

[QuietStormP]

I ain’t gon lie. I was hoping Celtics would’ve traded for him when his value was down. Glad to see him turn it around and help the Magic out.

[chugcanthoop]

Yah nba sickos can’t help but love Suggs, there’s some boys in Orlando another guy that really just amazes me is Paolo dudes in his second season doing some very promising stuff but people are already just throwing hate at him cuz the all star nod and don’t forget about Franz of course