Magic film study: Jalen Suggs’ defensive activity vs. Detroit

Photo by Chris Schwegler/NBAE via Getty ImagesIn a game where he tied his career-high in made threes (four) and was two points shy of setting a new career-high in scoring, it was Jalen Suggs’ defense that stood out during Orlando’s season-opener loss to the Detroit Pistons.

Although Suggs ultimately fouled out of the game Wednesday night, the second-year guard made a handful of impact plays in his 25 minutes of action.

The first notable defensive play Suggs made in this game was when he stopped Bojan Bogdanovic from getting a layup.

Bogdanovic uses a rip through move to beat Paolo Banchero off the dribble, but Suggs slides down from the perimeter and beats him to the rim, allowing Banchero to…