Kyle Filipowski Impresses NBA Fans in 1st Career Start Despite Jazz Loss vs. Spurs

Posted by Admin November 1, 2024 NBA

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Kyle Filipowski earned his first career start for the Utah Jazz as they faced Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday.

Though the Jazz lost 106-88, Filipowski put up a solid game with 12 points and five boards, his second consecutive game with double-digit points after he logged 12 points and eight boards on Tuesday against the Sacramento Kings.

Filipowski didn’t see much action through his first three games. He didn’t play in the Jazz’s season opener and played a combined nine minutes in two games before this week. Utah opted to let the rookie get some playing time this week amid some injuries, and he impressed.

After Thursday’s performance, fans had high praise for the Filipowski.

Jazz Lead @JazzLead

Kyle Filipowski vs the San Antonio Spurs
12 PTS
5 REB
5/8 FG
2/4 3PM
Not bad for his first game as a starter pic.twitter.com/xQANREFXv1

Caleb Turner @calebturner23

And just like everyone guessed…your first Jazz player in double digits is Kyle Filipowski with 12 points midway through the third quarter

Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba

This is just a monster Wemby game lol…he’s doing everything
Meanwhile, Utah’s best player tonight has been Kyle Filipowski

David J. Smith @davidjsmith1232

Kyle Filipowski is going to get ample PT moving forward. He does a lot of nice things. In a weak rookie class, he could compete for All-Rookie honors.

Kato Parina @KatoParinaSLC

It’s time for a conversation about Kyle Filipowski

Art Cummings @ArtTakesNote

I’m about 2 more games away from firing off some wild takes about Kyle Filipowski.

dan c. @danclayt0n

Kyle Filipowski is just so obviously an NBA player. Just knows what to do way more often than he doesn’t.

MR_DRD32 @MR_DRD32

Yall slept on Kyle Filipowski..he was supposed to be a lottery pick and he’s the real deal #jazz #nba

Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba

What if Kyle Filipowski is the young guy?

Andrew Crane @craneandrew_

Kyle Filipowski! Look at the rookie go!

After a successful career at Duke, many expected Filipowski to be a first-round pick and perhaps even a lottery pick. He didn’t hear his name called until the second round as Utah took him with the No. 32 overall pick.

Though it’s still early, the Jazz could have gotten a steal in Filipowski. He still needs some time to develop, like all rookies, but could eventually be a key piece in Utah’s rebuild.

With Filipowski now finding his rhythm, the Jazz are looking to finally get their first win of the season after dropping their first five games.