PLAYER PROFILES
International Players:
Alessandro Gentile
--Decent scoring small forward, but not a passer. Turnover prone, to the point that his ball skills barely made it to NBA small forward territory.
--Just an OK free throw shooter, and very subpar long ball, so has an inaccurate overall jumper. Poor aggregate 2-point percentages (49.7%) which has gotten worse in recent years. OK offensive framework, but recent history has him taking far fewer threes and not moving the needle in his foul drawing.
--Subpar build for a NBA SF, slightly lacking in height. Completely nondescript defensive playmaker offering very little in way of steals. Poor rebounder for position, with poor defensive rebound rates. Very foul prone. Overall, really has no strengths at all on either end, and weaknesses in ballhandling, passing, jumpshooting, overall shooting, rebounding, and foul proneness, so not NBA material.
Bojan Bogdanovic
--Shooting guard with good scoring chops. Good passer for position, but not a combo guard.
--Inclined three point shooter with a rapidly improving shot, but might be subpar in the aggregate, corroborated by just OK free throw shooting. Decent offensive framework. Doesn't bother with offensive rebounds.
--Excellent build for a NBA shooting guard. Just a decent defensive playmaker at best. Poor rebounder. Has decent role player attributes with the build, passing ability and desire to take threes, but questionable long range accuracy and nondescript defense hamper some of that allure; still, has no major weaknesses.
Clint Capela
--Decent scoring power forward who has ramped up aggressiveness this year. Not much of a passer, but not turnover prone.
--Top notch offensive rebounder. Good two point percentages, but very questionable offensive framework, not drawing fouls well but also showing extremely poor foul shooting. Strictly a catch and finish player on offense, likely.
--Good frame for an NBA PF, but really needs to put on weight. Very good shotblocker with side ability to rack up steals for size. Top notch rebounder, with good defensive rebounder. Surprisingly fairly decent at limiting fouls, given defensive playmaking. Has all the rebounding, frame, defensive playmaking, and foul limiting ingredients to make a mark defensively, but offensively likely limited to just finishing at the rim.
Damien Inglis
--Small forward with poor scoring ability, and an absolute turnover waiting to happen. Has very good passing ability by position, though, but will force passes. Doesn't contest for offensive boards.
--Lacks a robust offensive style, but extremely efficient, shooting two-pointers very well by position, and also having some level of shooting ability (40% from three in a fair number of attempts, plus 73.1% foul shooting).
--Good build for a NBA SF. Top notch rebounder for size and by position, with excellent ability to clear the defensive boards. Just an OK defensive playmaker. In due time, can be a point forward of sorts with an ability to rebound and score from both inside and out, so there is potential, and his issues are correctable.
Dante Exum
--Shooting guard who showcased excellent scoring chops at both the U-17 and U-19 World Championships. Good ballhandler even for shooting guard standards, but completely overrated as a point guard--just an average passer, at best, even for those standards.
--Excellent ability to draw fouls with very good two-point percentages for a shooting guard (54.3%). An absolute non-shooter though, but that does not stop him from taking threes, which he hits as an abysmal rate (25%), corroborated by very poor foul shooting (63.4%).
--Excellent build, even for a NBA SG, even if slight of frame. Very good rebounder for size. Just a decent defensive playmaker, but not much of a shotblocker. Controls fouls quite well. Overall, an good ballhandling scorer with a major ability to draw fouls, a good build and good rebounding ability, but does not have a point guard mentality at all and really struggles to shoot from anywhere.
Dario Saric
--Forward who might encounter positional issues in the NBA. Has grown more aggressive in personal offense, but very subpar scorer in the aggregate. Very good passer for size, but also forces passes and very turnover prone.
--Very active on the o-boards as a SF. Very questionable shooter, with very subpar three point shot also limited by small-ish sample space, along with slightly subpar free throw percentages. Extremely poor aggregate two-point percentages for his size, and does not draw fouls well at all considering infrequency of three point attempts. Between turnovers, shoddy inside-outside shooting, and very low scoring, might really struggle offensively in the NBA.
--Top notch build if he is to be a NBA small forward. Top notch rebounder also as an SF, with good defensive rebounding. Just an OK defensive playmaker off some combination of steals and blocks, at best, but incredibly foul prone even if slightly improved. Does not have the requisite floor spacing to be a NBA SF, but as a PF his rebounding is just decent and his two point shooting very poor, so a tweener. Mostly a good rebounding passer, but awful for personal offense and foul prone and nondescript on defense. Lacks a NBA niche.
Jusuf Nurkic
--Center with an excellent scoring rate, but does not pass the ball.
--Good two point percentages, and currently beasting on the offensive glass, although carries a fairly average offensive rebounding aggregate. OK foul shooter as far as bigs are concerned, and has an excellent foul drawing framework.
--Good frame for an NBA center. Good rebounder with decent enough defensive rebound rates. Absolute defensive hack who will struggle to last even half of an NBA game with sky high foul rates, but is a very active defensive playmaker, with very good stealing numbers for frame but also good shotblocking rates as well. A center with a legitimate scoring mentality, aggressive offensive rebounding rates, some touch and an active defensive disposition, and ultimately only his hack mentality is really holding him back.
Kristaps Porzingis
--Decent scoring center, but virtually never passes the ball. Poor offensive framework.
--Poor 2-point shooter for a big (50%) who doesn't draw fouls, but decent offensive rebounder. Takes a few three pointers with OK percentages for size, but awful foul shooter might make it unsustainable.
--Good build for a NBA center, but really needs to add weight. Top notch defensive playmaker with an elite ability to accrue steals by position, but also a good shotblocker. Needs to control fouls, wouldn't last half of an NBA game. Awful rebounder with an absolutely pathetic defensive rebound rate. Lack of weight, rebounding and major foul proneness undercut deflection potential, and all aspects of his offense are weak. Only a deflecting big, but young enough to improve from here.
Mario Hezonja
--Just an OK scoring shooting guard. Decent passer who limits turnovers.
--Inclined three point shooter with a potentially lethal shot (aggregate around 38%, with 87.5% free throw percentage). Also a decent two-point shooter (52.2%). Doesn't really draw fouls well or contest for offensive boards.
--Very good build for a NBA SG. Good rebounder with a very good defensive rebound rate by position. Awful defensive playmaker. Efficient inside-outside offensive player who limits mistakes and rebounds well to be a multifaceted cog, but might lack a certain athleticism (foul drawing, defensive playmaking) to take it up a notch.
Mouhammadou Jaiteh
--Subpar scoring center, with somewhat poor 2-point-percentages (51.0%) and an inability to draw fouls. Contests for offensive boards. Jumper might be just OK at best, with OK free throw percentages.
--Good build for a NBA center. For size, subpar defensive playmaker. Poor shotblocker for size but especially for his 7'4" wingspan, and is a better stealer than shotblocker. Just an OK rebounder and slightly subpar defensive rebounder, but defensive rebounds have been very poor in the EuroCup and French Leagues. Extremely foul prone. Completely unrefined on defense, with fouling, defensive rebounding, and lack of shotblocking issues, on top of very poor offensive efficiency. Might lack a niche.
Nenad Miljenovic
--Tall point guard with extremely awful scoring rates--might really struggle to score in the NBA. Really, really looks to pass most of the time, and limits turnovers fairly well considering frequency of passing.
--Awful inside and outside (44.0% 2's, 17.8% 3's), but as a really good basic skeleton--good free throw percentages and draws a ton of fouls, even within small usage. Contests o-boards decently with size.
--Top notch build for a NBA PG, but severely underweight. Good defensive rebounder and decent overall rebounder for size. Practically underwater in defensive playmaking. Has pure PG smarts, great size and underrated athletic traits (rebounding, drawing fouls), and some sprinkles of shooting potential, but offensive passivity and zero ability to manufacture points in non-foul settings is a major turnoff, and his defensive playmaking is a red flag.
Vasilje Micic
--Subpar scoring guard. Extremely close to being an NBA point guard--certainly passes like one, but extremely turnover prone so at this point he hedges to something more like a slight combo, but the basic instincts are there.
--Pretty good two-point percentages. OK offensive framework equally sharing some foul drawing and three point attempts, but subpar free throw shooting and even more subpar three point shooting makes his overall jumper extremely questionable for the NBA.
--Just an OK frame for a NBA SG. Extremely underwhelming as a defensive playmaker, with steals but also has zero blocks for his size so far. Awful rebounder not up to snuff with defensive rebounding. Would be far better as a 6'4" PG, which he could be, and shows some base scoring ability inside the two-point line, but questionable athletic markers (relative lack of foul drawing, athletic defensive markers), questions on jumper, and major turnover proneness are issues. With a lot of hard work to refine, has a slightly similar base game to Goran Dragic, though.
Walter Tavares
--Awful scoring center with zero handles and vision, and might really struggle to score in the NBA. A turnover waiting to happen.
--Excellent offensive rebounder, but awful at drawing fouls especially for size. Surprisingly decent free throw percentages for size.
--Top notch frame for an NBA center. Excellent rebounder, and very good at clearing the defensive glass. Very good defensive playmaking making a living off shotblocking. But an absolute defensive hack who might not last half of an NBA game. Will have to rely on NBA frame with rebounding/defensive playmaking combination, but completely raw on both ends, with fouling on defense and very few instincts on offense in general. Reminds of Rudy Gobert.
Stateside Players:
Aaric Murray
--Scoring-minded center with somewhat high usage, but awful use of the offensive floor. Doesn't pass.
--Specialty is the mid-range game (41%, 39%) which he can even hit off the dribble. Just an OK finisher for size, but really struggles to draw fouls given at-rim attempt frequency. Has shown an OK three point shot in limited attempts for size, and has hit them even off the dribble well in the past. Doesn't appear to be a sharpshooter between the limited attempts and OK free throw shooting, but the mid-range shooting could hold.
--Good build for an NBA center, but poor defender. Excellent defensive playmaker who has shown a real knack for shotblocking with some side ability for steals. Decent rebounder. More sizzle than steak on defense, and needs to improve fundamentals. Offensively just mostly a mid-range shooter, and defensively has length but has a long way to go, so he lacks the sustaining qualities to put himself firmly in a NBA roster.
Aaron Craft
--Caretaker point guard with an incredibly low usage rate, and translated NCAA scoring suggests he will rarely ever score in the NBA. Mostly a passer with low usage but will force passes and accrue turnovers just to avoid shooting.
--Isolation player within minimal usage. Uses usage to mostly slash to the basket off the dribble, but awful finisher although has an ability to draw fouls. His jumper has gone well south after a promising first two seasons, when he shot a 45% aggregate in mid-range pull-ups and 37% from three; last season, he shot 33 and 30, and this season, 23 and 32, and that is a huge red flag. Shrinking his three point attempts each passing year, and with just OK free throw percentage aggregate, might simply now lack the range and jumper efficacy for the NBA.
--Good stocky build for the position. Excellent defender. Very good at making defensive plays, in particular with very quick hands for steals. Nondescript rebounder. Will really, really have to rely on the defense, because there is pretty much nothing to work with on offense. Very niche role player all the way.
Aaron Harrison
--Scoring shooting guard who utilizes a mixture of set-ups and isos. Very good ballhandler, but not a passer. --Good finisher off the dribble with an even better ability to draw fouls given frequency of rim attempts. Excellent pull-up jumper. Very poor spot-up three point shooter magnified by amount of attempts, and OK free throw shooter probably puts a ceiling of spot-up shooting ability.
--Average defender at best. Good frame for a SG. Subpar defensive playmaker and very poor rebounder for size. Has ballhandling and excellent scoring chops both from mid-range and at the rim, but nondescript range, passing and all-around defensive attributes makes him a bit like a stronger DeMar DeRozan.
Aaron Gordon
--Decent scoring power forward who sets up own shots far more than the typical power forward (47.18% of shots assisted). Very good ballhandler. OK passer for position. Excellent finisher at the rim off set ups and improvisations, but just an average offensive rebounder and not impressive at drawing fouls given frequency of attempts.
--Might not have a jumper. Absolutely broken pull-up jumper corroborated by awful free throw numbers, but that does not stop him from taking them. However, has shot well in very few spot-up threes.
--Top notch defender who would have ranked third last year with his current rating. Excellent rebounder who really clears out the defensive glass. Controls fouls well. Decent build for position, but severely underweight. Nondescript for position in defensive playmaking. Has a great athletic base in really finishing, rebounding and defending extremely well, and skills in handles, but athletic upside on most ends might be limited by just OK to poor ability to make defensive plays or draw fouls. Skills-wise, he can be a PF, but he is underweight, and at SF he lacks the jumper, so tweener issues are on top of that. Does not have the offensive machismo of a Blake Griffin, but a bit like Al Farouq Aminu.
Aaron White
--Undersized power forward who aggressively scores by finishing at the rim off set ups. Not turnover prone, but also not a passer. Excellent at drawing fouls. Little range (29% 2's, 27% 3's) but OK free throw shooting gives some hope.
--Good rebounder. Slightly subpar defensively, and just a decent defensive playmaker who is a better stealer than shotblocker. OK build for position. Might be an offensive athlete only, but it's questionable whether he can make it as only an at-rim finisher.
Adreian Payne
--Decent scoring, slightly undersized center who plays a set-up inclined, inside-outside offensive game. Major tunnel vision, but limited turnovers better this year.
--Very good finisher at the rim off inclined set ups, but doesn't go after offensive rebounds or draw fouls well. Very good mid-range shooter (38, 42, 44% last three seasons) in inclined spot-up situations. Starting experimenting with spot-up threes the past two years with very good results (38, 43%), with OK free throw shooting but very good recent foul numbers, so his ability to shoot is believable.
--Very good defender. Has become a far more invested defensive rebounder the past two years, but the aggregate suggests merely decent rebounding overall. Good defensive playmaker, but this season cut down his rate of shotblocking to poor levels in order to control fouls better, as he was foul prone in the past. A bit of a poor frame as a NBA center. Has definite two-way potential for the NBA, as a spot-up, face-up center with shooting ability on offense and some shotblocking and good defensive ability.
AJ Hammons
--High usage scoring-minded center who needs to be set up for his shots, but aggressively sets himself up for them.
--Prefers to camp out for spot-up mid rangers but only hits them at 33%, and just appears to be an OK free throw shooter for his size (68%) so there might be a cap to this ability. Also an excellent finisher off spoon feeds, but doesn't draw many fouls relative to the frequency of those attempts. Not turnover prone as he's not a creator, but also puts the blinders on when he touches the ball.
--Excellent defensive playmaker in form of shotblocks, with an excellent body frame. Just a decent rebounder for his size, and a decent to good defender. His offense has weaknesses both inside and outside, and he might find it more efficient to finish inside. His defense has major potential and is good, but he's lagging behind in some of the nuances.
Alan Williams
--Extremely undersized scoring center who mostly relies on set-ups to score, and ramped up his usage to stratospheric levels this past year. Never passes once he touches the ball, but with spot-up inclined game not turnover prone.
--Top notch offensive rebounder, but an awful finisher whether through tip-ins or set-ups, and really struggles to draw fouls given frequency of at-rim attacks. Much improved spot-up mid-range jumper that might just be OK in the aggregate, corroborated with subpar free throw shooting. Has a slight base for an OK mid-range jumper with offensive rebounding, but both have real concerns in execution and could lack an offensive niche.
--Very good defender. Makes a ton of defensive plays, being an excellent shotblocker for size but also a decent stealer. Absolutely top notch rebounder, especially for size. Very awful body frame for an NBA center and is a major tweener two positions below his height, but has an excellent defensive base and slight potential on offense, which could make him at least a Chuck Hayes, and possibly with better offense.
Alex Kirk
--Just an OK scoring center who relies on set up shots, and as such limits turnovers, but also not a passer. Poor use of the offensive floor.
--Very good finisher on set-ups with improved accuracy and frequency of at-rim attempts after a season off, but struggles to draw fouls. Decent spot-up mid-range jumper, but percentages did fall this season, and grain of salt given subpar free throw shooting.
--Excellent frame for a NBA center. Good defender. Just a decent defensive playmaker for size, with just OK shotblocking for a 7-footer. Decent rebounder. Has shades of an inside-outside game, but both are slightly iffy with inability to draw fouls and free throw concerns, and again brings good defense, so has potential for a two-way game, but no real elite attribute as well as a need to be set up might relegate him to NBA backup.
Alex Poythress
--Scoring big who can set up shots for himself with an OK ability to use the entire floor. Inside scorer with elite finishing ability, whether set up or off his own devices.
--Still really trying to figure out his NBA position. Absolutely puts the blinders on in offense, and very prone to turnovers, with these intangibles being two positions down if he is to be a small forward. His shooting game has slightly more potential, as he shot 41% from spot-up threes, but on a very small sample size, but he does have a workable, albeit slightly subpar free throw percentage. Trainwreck pull-up jumper however.
--Very poor defender. Absolutely pathetic defensive playmaking with just OK rebounding ability. His defense might be further compounded by positional concerns in the NBA, where he might need to be crossmatched between forward positions. To really stick in the NBA, he'll have to prove that his long range jumper is viable and develop into possibly an inside-outside threat to counteract the lack of defense, crossmatching, passing and handles, but there's a cap to how much he can do. There's a resemblance to Carl Landry here.
Amedeo Della Valle
--Spot-up long range shooter who just takes spot-up threes all day for his shots and hits them (40%), but grain of salt given that he's a very poor free throw shooter. No mid-range game or at-rim game.
--Not a passer, and very poor handles especially for a spot-up. Ballhandling and passing ability are about two steps down from listed height.
--Excellent defender. Very good rebounder. Very good defensive playmaker, in particular with the ability to block shots. Very defined, niche player, but has ability on both ends, but we'll really have to see if we can sustain his shooting on offense.
Amir Williams
--Extremely low usage center with a submarine scoring rate, and in his rare attempts relies on set-ups to score. Has only six assists in 66 games for his college career, and a turnover waiting to happen.
--Plays mostly at the rim and is a very active offensive rebounder, but an awful finisher for size even despite being set-up. Does draw a ton of fouls, but also is a major hack candidate given submarine-awful free throw shooting. Significantly improved his rare spot-up mid-range attempts, but overall very poor in the aggregate, and obviously huge grain of salt with free throw percentage. Overall, very hopeless on the offensive end.
--Elite defender. Top notch defensive playmaker with very good ability to block shots. Good rebounder, but rebound rate particularly in defensive rebounding really dropped the past year. Just an OK frame for the NBA center position, and really needs to put on weight. Will really have to rely on his defense to make it to the NBA, but his frame isn't all that special and needs to maintain his rebounding.
Andre Hollins
--Undersized jumpshooting SG who utilizes a high usage rate to score with a mixture of set ups and isos. Combo guard levels of passing who for a jumpshooter really needs to watch out for turnovers.
--Very few at-rim attempts, really struggles to penetrate and rare tries display subpar finishing ability even when set up. Very poor mid-range game as well. His specialty is really hitting threes (39%, 42%), even off the dribble, corroborated by top notch free throw percentages. Also has a real knack for drawing fouls despite being a jumpshooter.
--Very poor defender with an awful frame to guard NBA shooting guards. Subpar defensive playmaker and rebounder. Will not only need to be crossmatched, but will likely need to be hidden. Can really shoot the ball, but his scoring instincts lead to poor decision making in the form of turnovers and a poor in-between game. Lacks the decision making and penetration ability to be more than a sparkplug, if that. Reminds of Jannero Pargo.
Andrew Harrison
--Very low usage shooting guard with middling scoring ability. Can rack up assists, but incredibly turnover prone in doing so, and lacks the usage and isolation rates of starting NBA PGs, and overall passing is in the SG spectrum.
--Nearly three-quarters of offense comes from spot-up threes and off-the-dribble slashes. Awful finisher, but absolutely incredible rate of drawing fouls in the early going. Very good spot-up three point shooter (43.8%) corroborated by a high sample of free throws (82.6%). Subpar pull-up jumper.
--Good build for a NBA SG. However, atrocious defender. Absolutely nonexistent ability to make defensive plays. Completely nonexistent rebounder. Very foul prone. Just completely overmatched on the defensive end of the floor. Can be a low usage shooter in the NBA with some ability to slash, but needs overall refinement at the rim, and defense is a major, major problem. Will need time to figure things out.
Andrew Wiggins
--Scoring-minded small forward who takes half of his shots as preferred set-up shots at the rim. Just a decent finisher and just a decent ability to draw fouls given attempts. Good ballhandler given creation levels, but not a passer.
--Good pull-up jumper. Just an average spot-up three point shooter at this stage, and poor free throw percentages and fewer attempts might mean his long range shot is just OK at best.
--Very good build for a NBA small forward. Good defender. Good rebounder. Decent defensive playmaker. Never fouls. Overall, Wiggins has no severe limitations, although the lack of passing and possible range efficacy are definite upside concerns, but he could be a jack of all trades, master of none type, as his defense looks the strongest above anything.
Austin Hollins
--Very poor scoring, very low usage, heavily-inclined spot-up jumpshooting SG with a good use of the offensive floor. Combo guard levels of passing who in the past would force passes and accrue turnovers just to avoid shooting.
--Red flag is that rate of at-rim attempts have decreased over three college seasons, but actually a very good finisher off a mixture of set-ups and off dribble work, but questionable foul drawing. Awful mid-range game. A subpar spot-up three point shooter in the aggregate, but is a good-ish free throw shooting lends slight hope. His finishing is better than his jumpshooting, and for a low usage rate having a poor jumpshooting canvas is very problematic.
--Pretty good build for a shooting guard, but very poor defender. Pretty good defensive playmaker with quick hands for steals, but awful rebounder. Low usage offensive player with poor jumper with very poor defense suggests he's not NBA material.
Branden Dawson
--Decent scorer with a power forward game in a small forward's body, both in terms of shooting ability and handles. Unselfish, but also very turnover prone.
--Zero offensive polish and elusiveness. No range. Has no mid-range jumper (33% on 2's past two seasons, 54.5% free throw shooting). Plays mostly at the rim, and pretty good finisher who goes after offensive boards for size, but really struggles to draw fouls given the frequency of attempts at rim.
--Excellent defender. Makes a ton of defensive plays, notable with steals but also blocks for size. Good rebounder even as an undersized power forward. Might need to put on weight for this role if he is to make it.
Brandon Ashley
--Slightly subpar scoring, subpar usage frontcourt tweener with an inclined set up game and subpar use of the offensive floor. Extremely turnover prone for someone so set-up inclined, and has the ball skills of a player two positions down from his listed height. For that reason, still really trying to figure out his NBA position.
--Excels at the mid-range space (40%) but might just be decent given just OK free throw shooting numbers. Lacks range. Decent finisher at the rim with inclined set-up shots, but not overly special at drawing fouls given at-rim frequency.
--Just an OK defender, but awful body frame given major tweener status. Just an OK defensive playmaker, equally OK in steals and blocks. Good rebounder for size, particularly on the defensive glass. Needs weight. Lacks a standout attribute on both ends of the floor, and is mostly just a rebounder with a mid-range jumper, but massive tweener status might really hurt his chances.
Briante Weber
--Caretaker point guard who lacks the usage rate, ability to use the entire floor, and scoring ability to be a starting PG in the NBA.
--Slashing oriented but this season has developed a very reliable pull-up mid ranger (43%) which jibes with good free throw percentages. Lacks range.
--Defensive monster. Insane length racks up tons of steals and defensive plays, and might be one of the best rebounders at the PG position in the NBA. Even without the steals has a enormous defensive impact. Lacks weight.
Brice Johnson
--High-usage scoring tweener forward who aggressively sets himself up in positions to score. Excellent finisher off cuts to the rim, but absolutely atrocious use of the offensive floor. No ability to draw fouls especially given frequency of at-rim attacks. Won't pass when he touches the ball.
--Has little range, but still takes two-thirds of his shots as spot-up mid-range jumpers with poor results (33%), corroborated by very poor free throw shooting.
--Excellent defender, with good build even for a NBA power forward. Near elite rebounder for size. Very good defensive playmaker who gets steals and blocks. Extremely underweight, but has a great all-around athletic base and mentality to be a defensive stopper in the NBA. Kind of reminds of Jeremy Evans, in that he has a PF game and SF weight, and has little skills beyond set-up finishing, but has massive defensive potential.
Cameron Biedscheid
--Slightly subpar scoring small forward who takes spot-up three pointers all day but struggles to connect (30%) and not much better a spot-up mid-rangers (35%), although very good free throw shooting gives some hope. Doesn't penetrate. Limits turnovers with spot-up role.
--Possibly one of the worst defenders in the NCAA. Decent frame for a NBA small forward, but could really use weight. Absolutely nonexistent defensive playmaker and rebounder. Absolutely no hope defensively, and offensively is really a work in progress in a simplified role, but looks like he has no NBA hope.
Chasson Randle
--Undersized shooting guard with a scoring mentality and a good use of the offensive floor. Decent ballhandler, but not even a combo guard, as he has shooting guard levels of passing.
--Awful finisher off the dribble who struggles to draw fouls. Subpar pull-up jumper. Good three point shooter (44%, 36%) who is better in spot-up than off-dribble situations, but likely not a sharpshooter, corroborated by the mid-range game and just pretty good free throw shooting.
--Poor defender with an awful frame for a NBA SG. Not only needs to be crossmatched, but probably hidden. Awful defensive playmaking ability and very poor rebounding ability. Very little nose for the ball. Lacks athleticism as manifested by few athletic markers on both ends of the court, and undersized status raises concerns, and he's likely not the sharpshooter to counteract all these problems.
Chris Obekpa
--Power forward who plays excellent defense, with an insane ability to make defensive plays. Stratospheric levels of shotblocking and also some stealing ability. Good rebounder. Good frame.
--Possibly has the worst scoring rate of all of college basketball. Incredibly low usage power forward with a severe identity crisis and an awful floor game. Takes a ton of mid-range jumpers off the dribble but can't hit (32%) and likely has no chance given his free throw percentage (39%). Poor finisher for his size whether off passes or his own devices, and doesn't draw fouls for a big. Also a turnover waiting to happen, but has enough of a desire to pass, but not the scoring ability, to cut it as a power forward.
--Will likely be a completely non-entity on offense if he is to make it to the NBA, and will have to rely on his excellent defense and ability to block shots, but make sure that he's got going for those blocks at the expense of rebounds.
CJ Fair
--Low usage, slightly subpar scoring face-up power forward who scores off a mixture of set-up shots and improvisation. Not a passer, but limits turnovers.
--Lives primarily at the mid-range space and can hit even off the dribble (39, 40, 44%) although OK foul shooting might mean the shot is more decent than good. Poor finisher for size off the dribble, but also really struggles to draw fouls given at-rim attempts. OK foul shooter, but awful use of the offensive floor.
--Good defender with just an OK frame for an NBA power forward. Pretty good defensive playmaker who pads a few steals and blocks. Just an OK rebounder at best. Better college than NBA player, he could hit mid-range jumpers and defend, but lacks the athletic traits (finishing, rebounding) to take it up a notch further, and he might need to resolve his tweener status, given he is severely underweight for a NBA PF. A bit similar to another Orange player, Kris Joseph.
CJ Wilcox
--Scoring-minded jumpshooter who has for the most part utilized an equal mixture of mid-range pull-ups and spot-up threes, and a good use of the entire offensive floor. Really good shooter from everywhere (41, 44, and 42% from mid-range, and 37, 40, and 42% from three), corroborated with excellent free throw shooting. Has even shown very good ability to hit threes off the dribble. Excellent ballhandler relative to his responsibility, but also not a passer.
--Will never see the rim, with one of the worst at-rim rates in college basketball (8, 12 and 13% of shots at rim the past three years), and doesn't draw fouls.
--Very poor defender. Nondescript defensive playmaker and awful rebounder for size. Good frame and looks the part of the NBA SG. Severely lacks athleticism between the lack of at-rim attempts and the very poor defensive attributes, but looks to be a very good shooter in the league, although he might need to minimize it to fit into a three point specialist niche to really draw out his true value. It's questionable whether he can provide enough value in other areas to stick in as a shooting specialist.
CleAnthony Early
--Extremely spot-up inclined scoring machine with a high usage rate. Has a roughly even distribution of shot attempts at-rim, mid-range and from deep, but reduced mid-range attempts for more threes this season. Not a passer at all. An absolute black hole, and while limits turnovers with spot-up style, handles are at center levels. Might be far better scoring as an undersized big.
--Finishes very well around the basket off set ups for size, and also draws fouls well given at-rim frequency, but subpar offensive rebounder who virtually didn't bother here this past season. Much improved shooter this season (39.5% spot-up inclined 2's, 37.3% spot-up threes) but could be fairly average on both counts in the aggregate, although a very good foul shooter which lends credence to improved shooting.
--Decent defender, but absolutely awful build if he is two positions down (NBA center). Awful rebounder if he is to be a center. Subpar defensive rebounder. Just a decent defensive playmaker, who if he is to be a big, is a better stealer than shotblocker by position. A real tweener who might find it easier to play his all-around spot-up scoring in a big role, but will really struggle by size, rebounding and lack of defensive attributes on that front.
Cory Jefferson
--Subpar scoring big man with a low usage rate, and who relies on set ups to score. Touches the ball to score and will never pass, but also really minimizes turnovers with spot-up game. Center-like ball skills.
--Excellent finisher when set up, but has a nondescript foul drawing rate given frequency of attempts at rim. Has also really developed his jumper this past season, between the mid-range jumper and free throw percentage. Better at spot-up mid-rangers, and in the aggregate, probably a decent mid-range jumpshooter, but might be more OK to decent with subpar free throw aggregate.
--Decent to good defender. Very active defensive playmaker who gets blocks, but just a decent rebounder. Has a very poor body frame for an NBA center given tweener status, and severely underweight. Athletic big who can score inside and outside without the ball in his hands, and has a good athletic defensive base, in a way that reminds somewhat of Serge Ibaka.
Dakari Johnson
--Scoring-minded center who primarily scores at rim mostly off elite offensive rebounding, good foul drawing and heavy improvisation, but awful finisher for size. Very good ballhandler given style of game, but puts the blinders on and not a passer.
--Has been very good with early mid-range jumper returns but huge grain of salt given submarine free throw percentages.
--Looks the part of a NBA center. Decent defender at best. While a top notch overall rebounder, just decent on the defensive glass. Absolutely anemic in defensive playmaking, and not a shotblocker. Extremely foul prone. More or less a major hustle player on offense to scrounge out scores, but has questions about offensive execution inside and outside and on defense the primary attributes need a lot of work. A project not to different from Jordan Hill.
D'Angelo Harrison
--Undersized shooting guard who is an aggressive jumpshooting scorer, using his high usage rate to mix it up with set ups and isos. Not a passer at all, but good ballhandler who limits turnovers.
--Rarely generates at-rim attempts due to an inability to penetrate and finish, but way better finisher when set up. Much improved pull-up jumper, but can be streaky based on the previous year. Excellent job of drawing fouls as a jumpshooter. Subpar three point shooter, but better when spotting up. Is probably a better shooter than what he displays on the floor due to good free throw shooting, but has shaky offensive decision-making ability.
--Awful defender with subpar frame. Subpar defensive playmaker and rebounder. Not only needs to be crossmatched, but hidden. Since he can't penetrate or pass, really needs to devote himself to spot-up shots an firm up his shooting to offset his defense, as not only does he lack a niche NBA skill set but he has a lot of flaws that need to be worked around.
Danuel House
--Decent, preferred spot-up scoring small forward with a top-notch use of the offensive floor. Pretty good finisher who prefers to be set up, and has a real knack for drawing a ton of fouls relative to at-rim attempts.
--Good mid-range jumper (38%), but subpar three point shot (30%), and since he's just an OK free throw shooter, he might be just a average shooter in the aggregate. As a passer and ballhandler, plays the part of the NBA small forward.
--Awful defender. Awful defensive playmaker who contributes very little steals and blocks. Decent rebounder for size. Pretty good frame for an NBA small forward, but needs to put on weight. Has ability as a slasher in the next level with elements of a mid-ranger, but still needs to firm up his shooting and really improve on his defense to help his chances for the next level.
DeAndre Daniels
--Very poor scoring, inclined spot-up tweener forward. Has the handles and vision of a power forward.
--Decent finisher who is significantly better off set ups, but really struggles to draw fouls given attack frequency. Did improve his jumper slightly this year as he moved his game from spot-up threes to the mid-range, but still awful overall (18, 34% 2's, 23, 31% 3's), although did reduce his turnovers. There's some hope given that he is a decent free throw shooter, but has a very poor shooting canvas overall. Overall, subpar use of the offensive floor.
--Poor defender. Very good defensive playmaker with a real knack for blocking shots. Subpar rebounder. Just an OK body for the NBA, given tweener status. Overall, has significant weaknesses on both ends of the court--has some length to finish off cuts and can block shots, but soft given inability to rebound and draw fouls, and really struggles to shoot and defend. Reminds of Rasual Butler.
DeAndre Kane
--Over-aged, undersized shooting guard with a high usage and an isolation style (35.89% of shots assisted). Passes the ball like a combo in the SG slot, but has bouts of turnover proneness within play.
--Decent finisher who prefers them off spoon feeds, and draws fouls well; this year in particular, he's finishing and drawing fouls really well. Very poor pull-up jumper. Has a very spotty track record of hitting threes, which he prefers to take off the dribble, with sample size issues this season as well. An awful foul shooter for a guard in the aggregate, so his jumper is extremely poor.
--Good rebounder for size. Slightly subpar defender. Weak defensive playmaker. Just an OK build for a NBA SG. Largely just an off-ball at-rim finisher with some passing and rebounding, but major questions with the jumper, handles, the age and possibly the defense.
Delon Wright
--Oversized PG with just OK usage but very good isolation ability (29.98% shots assisted), and at his level, has found a balance of good scoring and PG-like passing within the usage. Good ballhandler for levels of isolation as well.
--Takes most of his shots as drives off the dribble, where he is an elite finisher at his level, and decent at drawing fouls given frequency. Has jumper potential as well: good free throw shooter on a sizable number of attempts, and has a good pull-up jumper albeit in few attempts. Very questionable long range shot, between efficiency and sample size, and takes most of those off the dribble.
--Plays elite, smothering defense which might well be the very best in the NCAA right now. Elite build for a NBA PG, but sorely lacking strength. Excellent defensive playmaker who can get steals and even block shots, and controls fouls very well considering. Excellent rebounder for position, especially with elite value on defensive glass for position. Just all-around excellent in defensive fundamentals, defensive athleticism, and rebounding, with the height: has virtually no flaws in this area. Has major potential, especially on defense, where he is broad-based excellent, but also on offense, where he can get into triple threat positions mid-range in: pull-up, slash, or pass while handling the ball well. Major NBA sleeper potential, especially as Dorell Wright's younger brother.
Deonte Burton
--Undersized shooting guard with good scoring chops and heavy isolation ability (only 19.5% of shots are assisted). Excellent ballhandler given responsibility, but just combo guard levels of passing.
--Decent finisher at the rim off the dribble who has improved every year, and has a great knack for drawing fouls. Has also really developed a pet pull-up jumper over the past two years (39%, 44%) corroborated by decent free throw shooting on a large sample. Just an OK three point shooter in the aggregate, but frequency and percentages have regressed over past several years. More of a off-dribble, mid-range in attacker, but has a decent jumpshooting base.
--One of the worst defenders in all of the NCAA. Very awful build for an NBA SG. Very nondescript defensive playmaker. Flat out awful rebounder. Has really nothing to work with as a defender, because not only will he need to be crossmatched, but he also definitely needs to be hidden. Unfortunate given that he has very good ballhandling and scoring chops mid-range in, and can be a sparkplug off the bench.
Devin Thomas
--Power forward with a preferred isolation game compared to most in his position, but is a very poor scorer.
--Primarily plays at the rim, where he is a subpar finisher for his size off improvisation, but nondescript at foul drawing at best given frequency of attempts. No range, given awful mid-range numbers (22%) and very poor free throw shooter. Extremely turnover prone. Absolute train wreck on the offensive end.
--Good defender. Very good defensive playmaker who pads both steals and blocks. Very good rebounder. Very good frame for a NBA PF. Has a good defensive base for the NBA, minus maybe an inch, and will really have to rely on it to make it given that there's no hope on offense.
Devon Collier
--Small forward who can score by playing largely at the rim and drawing fouls extremely well. Good finisher, but needs to be set up. Has become very aggressive offensively over the years in setting himself up to score around the rim.
--Lacks range, and in fact, also is rapidly regressing in mid-range efficiency and attempts to the point where his range might not extend outside the paint, and is further corroborated by very poor free throw percentages.
--Very good defensive playmaker getting both steals and blocks. Excellent rebounder for size. Looks the part of the NBA small forward, and with the exception of the range, his handles are also fit for the position. His whole game kind of reminds of an early version of Trevor Ariza.
Devyn Marble
--Spot-up shooting guard who possesses combo SG like passing skills and excellent ballhandling skills to go with an excellent frame for his position, and is his selling point.
--Middling scorer with a subpar use of the entire floor. More or less a good finisher who can draw fouls, but needs to be spoon-fed. Decent mid-range jumper. Subpar three point shooter, but has some potential off spot-ups, but is a subpar free throw shooter so grain of salt.
--Very poor defender. Subpar defensive playmaker and poor rebounder for size. Has some potential as an all-around scorer with passing and ballhandling who doesn't need the ball in his hands on the offensive end, but has to make sure the lack of defense doesn't override it.
Dezmine Wells
--A tick above average scoring guard with an awful use of the entire floor, opting to play mid-range in.
--Decent at-rim finisher, but doesn't draw fouls well given the frequency and might need to be spoon-fed. Decent mid-range game and three point shooter, but does not take enough of the latter, and both questionable given subpar free throw shooting. Has notable problems with turnover issues when he becomes more passing-oriented, and barely a SG in terms of overall handles and mentality.
--Just an OK defender. Very poor defensive playmaker, but excellent rebounder. Good frame for a SG. Does a little bit of everything, but isn't particularly good at anything, except maybe rebounding, and could stand to take more threes.
Dorian Finney-Smith
--Extremely low usage small forward with one of the worst scoring rates of the NCAA. Plays an isolation game (only 43.1% of shots assisted) and is a top notch offensive rebounder for size, but absolutely awful finisher who on top of that struggles to draw fouls given frequency of at-rim attempts.
--Just OK ability to use the offensive floor, but has shown ability to hit three pointers (38%), but huge grain of salt, given that his pull-up mid-ranger is broke and very poor free throw shooting. Also, will force passes to avoid scoring, and is turnover prone.
--Very good defender. Elite rebounder. Very nondescript defensive playmaker really lacking in steals. Very good body frame for a small forward. Kind of reminds of a more offensively passive, but possibly a better defending Corey Brewer. His offense has some glimpses but is very questionable, but can really rely on his defense before he figures out his offense.
Doug McDermott
--Super high usage scoring machine of a power forward, but does it in a spot-up style that should help translate to the NBA.
--An absolute sharpshooter who goes lights out when spotting up. Elite mid-range (41, 47, 39%) and three point and absolutely insane three point percentages (47, 49%) the past two years, and corroborated with excellent free throw shooting. Has become a top notch finisher at the rim off passes as well, but could do a better job of drawing fouls. Not a passer, but limits turnovers as a spot-up type. and has a very poor use of the entire floor, meaning that he could be taking more threes to further optimize his already great efficiency.
--Awful defender. Probably has the worst defensive playmaking rate of all of college basketball, with completely nonexistent stealing and shotblocking ability. Excellent rebounder especially for size. Decent frame for an NBA power forward. Will need to be hidden on the defensive end. It's easy to see his spot-up elite shooting game translating to the NBA level in a sort of Matt Bonner type role, with some rebounding on top of it, but needs to make sure he's not hemorrhaging as much on defense.
Dwight Powell
--Middling face-up scoring power forward who can be a matchup nightmare with an isolation ability that's normally atypical of gunner guards (39.29%) and has significantly stepped up his usage rate to match.
--Appears to be a decent finisher off the dribble, but has had a declining finishing and foul drawing rate over his college career, to the point that both were subpar this past season. Has improved his pull-up jumper to the point where it is now decent. Has experimented with the three ball, but might lack the range, given that his shot appears mediocre to decent, confirmed by middling free throw percentages. Has to watch turnovers with isolation game.
--Very good defender, and an excellent frame for a power forward. Decent defensive playmaker who pads steals and blocks. Very good rebounder. Extremely skinny. A player to really watch this season--should be able to hang in the league with his all-around defensive attributes, but has a unique one-on-one ability typically not found in players his size, even though his finishing ability and jumper are nothing to write home about.
Elfrid Payton
--Dynamic shooting guard who possesses an insane rate of isolation ability (only 12.34% of his shots are assisted) and an above average usage rate. Interesting NBA potential.
--Middling scorer with a decent ability to use the entire floor. Lethal weapon driving to the rim, as in addition to being an insane foul drawer, has become an excellent finisher for his size. Unfortunately, range only extends to the paint. Nonexistent pull-up jumper (21%, 30%) but that doesn't stop him from taking it, and lacks range. Awful free throw shooter. Has passing ability at the SG spot, but is a turnover machine.
--Very good defender. Very good defensive playmaker. Good rebounder. Just an OK body for his position. Extremely underweight. Overall, has very unique two-way strengths with the ability to drive to the rim and finish or draw fouls, with shades of passing ability, on top of the defense. At the very least the defense should hold up, but the offense might be severely affected by the completely nonexistent jumper.
Eric Atkins
--Caretaker point guard, with an incredibly low usage rate for the position and a huge penchant in spotting up for shots.
--Awful scorer, but does use the entire floor. Does draw fouls, but poor finisher at the rim despite being spoon fed. Improving on what was an atrocious in-between game. Good three point shooter (38, 41% past two years) but grain of salt, given his poor free throw percentages.
--Awful defender who is absolutely anemic at making defensive plays and at rebounding. Good frame. Has too many limitations on both ends to offset his three point shooting.
Eric Moreland
--Top notch defensive minded power forward with excellent defensive playmaking ability, particularly in shotblocking, and elite rebounding ability. Excellent frame.
--Nonexistent scoring ability with extremely low usage. Just an OK finisher for his size, but better off spoon feeds, with declining foul drawing ability. Zero handles. Showed some signs of a decent spot-up last year but hemorrhaged it this year (38% 2's last year, 32% 2's, 24% 3's this year), and corroborated by awful foul line percentages.
--Likely a complete non-entity on offense in the NBA who will have to rely on his defense and rebounding.
Evan Nolte
--Poor scorer, but incredibly defined role on offense: spot-up three point shooter, with seven-tenths of his shots coming from there. Good long range bomber (38% from 3), but slight concerns given mediocre free throw percentages. No penetration or mid-range game, but seems to be a capable finisher off passes.
--Excellent handles and good passing ability, especially for a spot-up shooter. Has no positional issues in the NBA, plays the part of the NBA small forward.
--Good defensive playmaker. Awful rebounder for his position. Very good frame. Seems ready-made for the NBA as a reasonable facsimile to Danny Green.
Frank Kaminsky
--Spot-up inclined center with decent scoring chops. With spot-up style, does an excellent job of limiting turnovers, but also a very good passer for size. As usage rate has increased, has reduced number of spot-up attempts. with a steadily increasing usage rate.
--Very good finisher for size off inclined set-ups and OK offensive rebounding, but struggles to draw fouls given frequency. Before this season, had a very poor track record of bricking his many three point spot-ups, but to corroborate it, has also had poor mid-range percentages and just a OK free throw percentage aggregate. Has cut down his number of threes and hit mid-range-inclined spot-ups with decent frequency this season, with a decent enough spot-up three, but the aggregate percentages are still underwater here. Might be very poor as a general shooter.
--Excellent size for a NBA center, Good defender. Good defensive playmaker who is decent at blocking shots, but also nimble enough to rake in steals for size. But just an awful rebounder for size, putting up very poor defensive rebound rates (with near bottom even for NCAA levels in his first two seasons). Might have to learn to control fouls. Overall, is physically overmatched with lack of foul drawing and rebounding, but is athletic enough to defend and make plays while passing the ball well for size. The backbreaker might be the lack of shooting ability, which combined with his physical issues make him a non-starter.
Fuquan Edwin
--Decent spot-up scoring small forward. Absolutely not a passer, to the point of near power forward levels, but does limit turnovers.
--Awful finisher off spoon feeds who really struggles to draw fouls given frequency, and also has a very poor pull-up jumper. Pretty good spot-up three point shooter in the aggregate, and might be better served shrinking his role at the next level into simply being a three point shooter on offense.
--Excellent defensive playmaker with a huge knack for getting steals, but just a slightly above average defender in the aggregate more known for stealing than defending. Could cut down on fouls. Just a decent rebounder, at best. Slightly subpar build. Has some value as a threes/steals candidate, but needs to recognize the shrinking of his offensive role, and his lack of ball skills, at-rim effectiveness and slightly subpar defensive framework beyond stealing make his NBA effectiveness niche and somewhat sketchy overall.
Gary Harris
--Shooting guard with a good spot-up scoring game. Limits turnovers given style of game, and has improved his passing to OK levels.
--Poor finisher at the rim off preferred passes, but on top of that doesn't draw fouls given at-rim frequency. Has made a switch to more threes compared to last year, but shooting on that front has regressed. Still overall, a robust shooter (38.9% 2's, 37.7% 3's, 78.7% FTs) but these numbers suggest more good than great. Easily more of a scorer than a shooter.
--Good build for a NBA SG. Fairly good defender with good ability to get steals just decent defensive playmaking ability. Awful rebounding ability. Might be relegated to being a jumpshooting scorer in the NBA with defensive chops, but the inability to rebound, pass that well or finish at the rim hinders his potential significantly.
Georges Niang
--Evenly distributed offensive game who can score from everywhere, but a subpar use of the entire floor
--Top notch finisher at the rim off passes. Jumper game (both pull-up J's and spot-up threes, at 37 and 39%) are better than what OK free throw percentages suggests. Has no positional issues for the NBA, plays the part of the NBA small forward.
--Very poor defensive player with virtually nonexistent defensive playmaking ability. Good rebounder for his size. Good frame for position. Between the offense and defense, reminds somewhat of Glenn Robinson.
Glenn Robinson III
--Extremely low-usage spot-up small forward with a subpar scoring rate, and emphasizes efficiency instead of using the entire floor.
--Preferred inside player who finishes at an excellent rate off the pass, but doesn't draw fouls well. Has shown a good mid-range jumper, but doesn't use it much. OK three point shooter in limited attempts, but a poor free throw shooter, and might lack range for the NBA. Limits turnovers, but not a passer.
--Subpar defender. Awful defensive playmaker. Good rebounder for his size. Just an OK frame. It's actually hard to see NBA viability, because he shows little ability to create shots for himself or for others, and his defense doesn't cut it. He'll need to go more towards his jumper and expand his range because of the non-foul drawing finishing might not cut it at the next level, but even that's a question mark at this stage.
Greg Whittington
--Awful spot-up scorer who is just OK at using the entire floor. Just an OK finisher at the rim off passes, but really struggles to draw fouls.
--Operates under the pretense that he can shoot, but extremely poor results. Awful spot-up mid-range game (24, 32%) corroborated by awful free throw percentages. Spot-up three point shot extremely questionable after it dropped from 38 to 26%.
--Excellent defensive player. Good rebounder. Decent defensive playmaker. Excellent frame for his position. Has no positional issues in the NBA, plays the part of the NBA small forward. However, lacks any sort of viable NBA scoring ability and will have to rely solely on his defense if he can't find the range.
Isaiah Austin
--Decent scoring center who loves the mid-range jumper, and can create those shots for himself and hit them (39%) while limiting turnovers. Also hits a few threes at an average clip, but both have a few question marks given subpar free throw shooting.
--Does an absolutely awful job of using the whole floor offensively. Just an OK finisher but needs to be set up, and really struggles to draw fouls.
--Good defender with an excellent frame. Good defensive playmaker with a knack for blocking shots. Good rebounder. He might have a base on the defensive end, but soft on offense and lacks the offensive diversity and possible jumpshooting sustenance to really make a dent in that area. Jonathan Bender clone?
Jabari Bird
--Spot-up inclined jumpshooting scoring small forward. Very good shooter who utilizes a mixture of mid-range pullups and spot-up three pointers to great effect, and has a polished jumper (39.3% mid-range, 41.7% 3's, 86.2% FTs).
--Awful finisher at the rim off both set-ups and improvisation, likely due to lack of strength, and decent at best in drawing fouls. Not a passer, but limits turnovers given style of game.
--One of the worst defenders in the NCAA in early sample returns. Average rebounder at best. Very poor defensive playmaker. Little nose for the ball. Average body frame for a NBA SF, really needs weight. Just a very polished jumpshooter at this stage and everything else is a net negative, so at best, he can find a role as a sharpshooting role player in the NBA.
Jabari Parker
--Scoring machine of a power forward. Commands a super high usage rate and aggressively puts himself in spot-up scoring positions, mostly from the perimeter. Puts the blinders on and does not pass the ball with spot-up style.
--Bread and butter is top notch mid-range shooting (53.7%). Also really cashes in on spot-up threes (46.2%), but some sample size concerns and free throw shooting is just OK, but shooting should still be very good in the aggregate, given overall usage. Just an OK finisher at best for size off a mix of set ups and improvisation, but doesn't offensive rebound or draw fouls well given frequency of attempts.
--Just an OK frame as far as a NBA power forward is concerned, and might be a little undersized. Slightly subpar defender. Decent defensive rebounder. Good defensive playmaker off a combination of steals and blocks. Spot-up mid-range scoring machine with some extra range is his billing, and has some defensive attributes, but nothing all that special there. His upside might be limited by his inability to play at the rim well, create or pass, and the overall defense is somewhat in question. A bit like Derrick Williams or Michael Beasley, possibly with better shooting, at this stage.
Jahii Carson
--Extremely undersized shooting guard who possesses the top notch usage rate and isolation skills (25.72% of shots assisted) of a NBA lead scorer, but unfortunately not the frame.
--Scorer with subpar use of the entire floor. Gets to the rim and draws fouls, but just an OK finisher. Very good pull-up jumper (41%), but questionable long range ability and accuracy, which is further corroborated by just mediocre free throw percentages. Combo SG-like passing ability, not a PG.
--Awful defender with awful defensive playmaking metrics and poor rebounding ability. Awful body frame for his position. Absolutely needs to be hidden on this end. The awful frame, defense and not enough long range and passing ability could be enough to jeopardize his chances, but his ability to create and score mid-range in could find a role as a backup scorer somewhere.
Jakarr Sampson
--Scoring-minded forward tweener who uses a high usage to score through a mix of set-ups and improvisations. Primarily lives in an inclined spot-up mid-range space which he connects on decently (37%), but grain of salt given poor free throw shooting, and lacks range. Limits turnovers, but absolutely puts the blinders on and not a passer.
--Absolutely awful use of the offensive floor. Very good finisher who needs to be set up, but struggles to draw fouls given frequency of at-rim attacks.
--Mediocre defender at best. Decent rebounder. Decent defensive playmaker in both steals and blocks. Mediocre frame for the NBA, given tweener status. Reminds a bit like Moe Harkless, another St. John's product, given that he's an all-around mediocre on the defensive side of the court while on offense he can only finish through set ups, but the inability to draw fouls is a red flag. Overall, he lacks a sure-fire bread and butter for the NBA, in the sense that he does a little bit of everything, but nothing particularly well.
Jake Layman
--Low-usage spot-up three point shooter who plays a complete spot-up game. Limits turnovers far better in this style, but has reduced passing to just OK levels.
--With shooting, at this point really looks to have an identity crisis, between the aggregate spot-up three (33%) and free throw (70%) percentages, although his three point shot has really improved. Does eschew mid-range jumpers for at-rim shots. Just a decent finisher off a mixture of off dribble and setup shots, but really struggles to draw fouls. Might lack a real niche in general offense.
--Decent defender. Good rebounder for his size. Excellent frame, looks and plays the part of the NBA SF. Makes a few defensive plays, with surprisingly decent shotblocking numbers. Just appears to lack a go-to aspect on either end of the court, and his defense might be his best attribute at this stage.
James McAdoo
--Relatively high usage big man who aggressively sets himself up to score, but only a middling scorer due to a severe lack of efficiency. Doesn't pass when he touches the ball, and has center-like handles.
--Offense is highly centered around his spot up mid-range jumper, but simply might lack the touch (27%, 32%), corroborated by poor free throw percentages. Usage rate step-up this year to insist on taking those jumpers really hurt his team's offense, but there were many other problems: a higher turnover rate despite taking a similar percentage of set-up shots as the past year, and a reduced foul drawing rate. Awful use of the offensive floor, because while a decent finisher through improvisation and set-ups, not a major foul drawer.
--Good defender. Decent defensive playmaker who has quick hands for steals, but an extremely poor shotblocker for size. Very poor rebounder for size. Subpar body for the NBA, especially given his tweener concerns--is a power forward or a center? Appears to really lack in athleticism given the little at-rim/foul drawing type play and few shotblocking, and has no viable offensive NBA skills for time being. It remains questionable whether his defense and playmaking can offset his lack of rebounding and tweener status, but there's not too much to work with.
James Robinson
--Caretaker PG with an incredibly low usage rate and a well preferred spot-up game compared to others at his position, and as such cannot start in the NBA, especially with his pathetic scoring rate.
--Inclined slasher who just does an OK job of using the floor, but unfortunately one of the worst finishers in the college game. Spot-up mid range enthusiast who only hits them at an OK rate. Poor spot-up long range shooter, but is a good free throw shooter so that might improve.
--Just an OK defender. Very poor defensive playmaker and rebounder. Might simply lack athleticism, between the defense and finishing.
James Young
--Incredibly inclined spot-up three point shooting SF, but might need to re-think this idea given early returns (30.8% 3's, corroborated by 66.7% from free throws). Decent scorer. Unselfish.
--Average finisher off the dribble at best for size, but draws fouls fairly well. Little mid-range game.
--Decent build for position. Very poor defender. Awful defensive playmaker. Very poor rebounder for size. Needs a ton of work on both ends of the court, as he has no niche on offense, besides being unselfish, and on defense he has zero instincts so far.
Jarnell Stokes
--Decent scoring center who loves to score off his own devices, with insane offensive rebounding rates, but is turnover prone in doing so. Just a decent finisher for his size. Subpar use of the entire offensive floor but does draw fouls.
--Might lack range (26, 34% mid-range J's) but takes about a third of his shots as off-the-dribble jumpers, which is further corroborated by very poor free throw shooting. Center-like handles.
--Excellent defender. Excellent rebounder. Very good defensive playmaker who accrues a combination of steals and blocks. Might be a tweener, with a subpar frame if he is a NBA center. Appears to be very athletic in doing glue-guy type attributes without the ball in his hands, but might lack a consistent means of scoring, although he can rely on his work on the defensive end.
Javon McCrea
--Extremely undersized, scoring-minded PF with a very high usage and an isolation-preferred scoring mentality. Despite a PF-handling base, not selfish.
--Plays primarily an at-rim game. Awful use of the offensive floor because while he's a decent finisher off improvisation with very good offensive rebounding, really struggles to draw fouls given frequency of at-rim shots. Might possibly be a better mid-range jumpshooter off the dribble, but overall subpar shot even though he's featuring it more in his game, corroborated by very poor free throw shooting.
--Very good defender. Excellent defensive playmaker who gets a very good combination of both steals and blocks. Elite rebounder for size, but rather ordinary on the defensive boards. Very poor frame for a NBA, given tweener status. Needs to put his defense to the forefront, because he might lack range for the NBA and do most of his offensive work through o-boards--very reminiscent of Chuck Hayes.
Jerami Grant
--Very low usage, subpar scoring small forward who is really set back on offense by lack of viable NBA inside or outside game. Really reduced turnovers from freshman year.
--Plays an equal share of at-rim/mid-range basketball. Just an OK finisher at best at-rim, but very good offensive rebounder for size to manufacture a few points, and draws fouls well given frequency. Really held back what appears to be just an OK mid-range jumper, but with further grains of salt due to subpar free throw shooting and a major lack of range.
--Very good build for a NBA SF, and a very good defender. Just OK in accruing defensive plays through a combination of steals and blocks. While a very good rebounder for a SF, just a OK defensive rebounder who has a far greater zest on on the o-boards. More of a meat-and-potatoes defender here, which limits the defensive upside here a bit. Overall will need to rely on defense, but really lacks any NBA viability on offense and lacks great defensive upside, and with lack of range it's questionable whether he can fit the bill as a NBA SF.
Jerian Grant
--Pure point guard with great size. Excellent court vision and ballhandling ability.
--Middling scorer, but excellent at using the entire floor. Gets spoon-fed for at-rim shots more than the typical point guard, but is a poor finisher despite an ability to draw fouls. Atrocious mid-range game (28, 32%). Better at hitting threes (34, 36%) even though he takes most of them off the dribble. Some hope in his shot given that he is a good free throw shooter.
--Very poor defender. Very underwhelming as a defensive playmaker. Absolutely pathetic as a rebounder for his size. Top notch build for his position. Might lack the athleticism to succeed in the NBA, between the defense and inability to penetrate and finish. Needs to develop better spot-up shooting ability to tap into his passing ability.
Joe Harris
--Jumpshooting-scoring SF who uses the entire offensive floor, with excellent ballhandling ability to mix isolations with spot-ups. Became far more scoring minded the past season.
--Can really shoot the basketball from long range and was incredible from deep even off the dribble this year (44% this year, 39% and 42% two prior years). Also a good mid-range shooter who is starting to pull up more. The overall shooting has a slight grain of salt given middling free throw percentages, though, but body of work definitely suggests good shooting ability. Very poor finisher at the rim for size, but decent at drawing fouls.
--Average defender with a good frame for the small forward position. Poor defensive playmaker and rebounder. Can be a shooting/scoring sparkplug in the league and looks and plays the part of the SF, but lacks the athleticism to take it up a notch.
Joel Embiid
--Scoring minded center who is a top notch finisher off set ups, with decent offensive rebounding. Just OK ability to draw fouls given frequency of at-rim attempts. Good passer for size, but for a set-up type, has to watch for turnovers.
--Absolutely zero range, corroborated by poor free throw numbers.
--Excellent build for a NBA center. Defensive behemoth, with an elite rating that would have ranked second last year in the NCAA on defense. Elite defensive rebounder. Elite defensive playmaker, not just with a ton of blocks but also some ability to get steals. Only problem here is has a super high foul rate which is why he does play beyond 18 minutes per game. Overall elite defensive attributes coupled with top notch at-rim finishing game reminds of Greg Oden.
Johnny O'Bryant
--Very high usage big man who aggressively attempts to score via isolation type plays (only 46.91% of his shots were assisted, impressive for a big), but only a decent scorer at the end due to poor efficiency. Never passes the ball. With his isolation type game, also extremely turnover prone. Handles it like a center.
--Awful use of the offensive floor, and takes nearly two-thirds of his shots as jumpers--a poor proposition with both spot-up and off-dribble splits (28%, 31%) corroborated by poor free throw shooting. Might lack range. An offensive rebounding force, but grain of salt with execution--he's an excellent finisher off set ups, but noticeably weaker with improvisation
--Decent defender. Very good rebounder for size, but a very underwhelming defensive playmaker as a big noticeably lacking in shotblocking ability. Subpar build for a NBA center, given tweener status. He needs to completely rework his game for the NBA level, because he'll need to put his decent defense and rebounding to the forefront, because offensively it only looks like he can finish off set ups and get o-boards, and he's a tweener. Reminds of DeMarre Carroll.
Jordan Adams
--Possible mutual exclusion candidate with his ability to take threes and draw fouls, effectively using the entire floor.
--Very compact, mature scorer. Spot-up shooting guard, does an excellent job of scoring without the ball in his hands. Good finisher and foul drawer at the rim off passes, and appears far better at finishing when set up. Excellent mid-range shooter (45%, 38%) further confirmed by free throw shooting (82%, 84%). However, of note is that his at-rim finishing and mid-range shooting have really regressed this season. Improving spot up three point shooter, but might be fairly average in this aggregate, although mid-range and free throw shooting give hope. Not much of a passer, but does an excellent job of limiting turnovers, not surprising given his style of play.
--Decent defender. Makes a ton of defensive plays with steals. Good frame for a NBA SG. Fair rebounder who has improved significantly here from freshman year. Might be a good tertiary scorer over time in the NBA, but lacks the passing and the ability to create offense for himself to take it up another level, but brings defensive attributes including stealing to the table, so somewhat underrated.
Jordan Mickey
--Extremely undersized center with a slightly subpar usage. Absolutely puts the blinders on, and a bit turnover prone in improvisation-based game (only 48.87% of shots assisted).
--Effective inside-outside offensive center. Elite finisher at the rim off mere improvisation, given nondescript o-boarding, but really struggles to draw fouls given frequency. Good mid-range jumper as well, even with some off the dribble, and has a fair free throw percentage to corroborate this.
--Awful body frame for an NBA center, nearly two positions down heightwise. Top notch defensive playmaker who accrues a ton of blocks without fouling, but very poor rebounder for a center (especially n defensive rebounding), and goes for blocks at the expense of rebounding and actual defense, where is merely just OK at best so far. Has a good groundwork of skills, as a good inside-outside offensive player with non fouling shotblocking reeks of absolute skills, but has concerns with extreme tunnel vision, really undersized stature, lack of rebounding, lack of foul drawing, and underwhelming defense, and the latter three illustrate toughness concerns.
Jordan Bachynski
--Subpar scoring center with a relatively low usage and a huge reliance for set ups but a good use of the offensive floor.
--Just an OK finisher at best for his size, and really relies on set-ups to score at the rim, but he's top notch at drawing fouls here. Has developed a really good spot-up mid range shot (41%, 41% past two years) but there's a real grain of salt, given that he's an awful free throw shooter. An absolute black hole who looks only to score when he touches the ball, and for a player set-up so frequently he's very turnover prone.
--Excellent build for an NBA big man. Poor defender. Poor rebounder especially for his size. Excellent defensive playmaker with a real knack for blocking shots, but the read is that he goes for every blocked shot and neglects the rebound and actual defense. Overall, he has what looks to be a budding inside-outside offensive game but it's marred with flaws with finishing, free throw shooting, no passing and turnovers, and his defensive fundamentals are in major, major need of work. There's potential on both ends but he needs to develop an effective niche that can be relied on for the NBA.
Jordan Clarkson
--High usage isolation-type scorer (only 33% of his shots are assisted) who handles and passes the rock one position up from his listed position, but has a good use of the offensive floor. Cut down his turnovers significantly with fewer isolation attempts.
--Poor finisher off the dribble, but possesses a major knack for drawing fouls. Excellent pull-up jumper off the dribble (39, 40%) and improving three point shot, but probably on the average end and still takes too many off the dribble for percentages. Still, a good free throw shooter. Likely will rely on his jumpshooting ability and offensive IQ to manufacture points for self at the next level.
--Awful defender. Very poor defensive playmaking ability with a major inability to accrue steals. Awful rebounder. Awful body frame for the NBA, given that he has a SF-style of game. Does have a lot of similarities to Marcus Thornton, however, and can rely on his jumpshooting-bred scoring.
Jordan McRae
--Jumpshooting-inclined scorer who really creates his own shots far more than the typical jumpshooter. Good use of the entire offensive floor, and a good finisher off the dribble who displays an ability to draw fouls.
--Questionable overall body of work with jumpshooting. Much improved pull-up jumper but might still be very poor in the aggregate, and just an OK three point shooter but might be better off the dribble. Corroborated by just good-ish free throw shooting. Nondescript passer whose overall ballhandling work is one position up from his listed position.
--Very poor defender. Just OK when it comes to defensive playmaking and rebounding, but long arms help with his shotblocking. Poor body frame if he is an NBA SF, and severely underweight. Overall, needs to find niche skills for the NBA: very questionable offensive decision-making who might be better at slashing than he is at shooting, but might lack the athleticism and handles to carry that through, and also not much of a defender.
Josh Huestis
--Awful scoring small forward with a super low usage rate, and in his rare tries scores through off-dribble work and improvisation. Excellent ballhandler who avoids turnovers despite improvisation.
--Very poor use of the offensive floor who lives in the mid-range space, where he actually has an accurate pull-up jumper (40%, 38%, 40%). Improving long range shot, but the aggregate is still very poor (20, 28, 34%) and is also limited by small sample space. Overall jumper is questionable given very poor free throw shooting numbers. Average finisher at best who impacts his at-rim finishes through cuts and good offensive rebounding, but had his foul drawing evaporate the past year after pretty good rates the years prior.
--Very good defender. Elite rebounder for size. Decent defensive playmaker, but has a huge knack for blocking shots with size. Good frame for NBA position, has no positional issues--plays bigger than his body on defense. Overall, an interesting player who can really rely on his all-around defense, and on offense has some offensive IQ and maybe a in-between shot. At worst, he's Thabo Sefolosha.
Joshua Smith
--Undersized, aggressively scoring center who commands a high usage rate and uses a mixture of set up shots and improvisations to score. Touches the ball to score, puts the blinders on.
--Plays almost exclusively at the rim where he draws a ton of fouls, but needs to watch turnovers. Improved finisher who really scrounges for at-rim points through offensive rebounding, but might lack tip-in touch, as he is better finisher off set-ups, and in the aggregate, is a subpar finisher for his size. No range, between limited sample size, and recent percentages have regressed badly after a promising freshman season there, all corroborated by very poor free throw shooting.
--Defense is around average. Pretty good defensive playmaker, but more impressive as a stealer than as a shotblocker. Good rebounder. Subpar body for a center. Really, really needs to watch weight. Might lack athleticism given inability to finish and block shots, and with only average defense and quite possibly a lack of an NBA scoring niche, compounded with his conditioning issues, he'll really have to rely on his hustling ability and hope it makes an impact.
Julius Randle
--Very high usage scoring machine of a power forward with incredible isolation ability (only 32.18% of shots assisted). Preferred perch is at-rim where he is a very good finisher mostly off improvisation and elite offensive rebounding. Moreover, absolutely insane knack for drawing fouls given usage. An absolute force to be reckoned with in the paint. Very turnover prone, and that is the best way to stop him around the basket.
--Also takes over a third of his shots from mid-range but subpar (33.3%), although could round out to be OK given decent free throw percentages (73.3%).
--Elite, top notch defender. Absolute rebounding machine extends to elite defensive rebounding ability. Good frame for a NBA PF. Leverages fouls extremely well. Only quibble is absolutely pathetic defensive playmaking ability, and nonexistent shotblocker. Has three elite attributes--all-around at-rim game, rebounding, and defense--which may make him a very souped up, athletic version of Zach Randolph, but might lack super upside given severe lack of defensive playmaking. His other weaknesses--mid-range game and turnovers are attributes that can improve with time.
Justin Anderson
--Best asset offensively is his excellent passing for his position. Middling scorer. Displays decent ability to use the floor, but struggles to score from everywhere.
--Poor finisher despite being spoon-fed for baskets. Awful jumpshooter (30% 2's, 30% 3's) which sunk his team's offense as it comprised nearly two-thirds of his shots, but decent free throw percentages give hope. Horrible to watch in terms of personal offense.
--Excellent defensive player. Racks up quite a few steals and blocks. Poor rebounder. Middling frame.
Juvonte Reddic
--Undersized center with decent scoring ability through a mix of set-ups and improvisations. Touches the ball only to score, doesn't pass. Has reduced turnovers significantly over the years.
--Decent finisher with a mixture of set-ups and very good offensive rebounding, but doesn't draw fouls considering frequency of at-rim attempts. Has improved his jumper somewhat during his time in college, to the point where he shot 41% on mid-range jumpers and 71% from the line the past season. While he's better as a spot-up, the aggregate suggests he has a poor mid-range jumper with subpar free throw shooting.
--Slightly above par defender. Pretty good defensive playmaker but far more impressive with his stealing ability than with shotblocking. OK rebounder at best who really struggles with defensive rebounding. Poor body frame for a NBA center. On offense has figments of an inside-outside game, but lacks the major nuances on both fronts that give either one sustenance, and on defense might lack a certain athleticism given inability to block shots and defensive board, so it's questionable whether he can develop a niche that can put his foot firmly into the NBA door.
Kaleb Tarczewski
--Low usage, awful scoring center with a poor use of the offensive floor but attempts to score more off the dribble than most centers.
--Just an OK finisher for size even off spoon feeds, but draws fouls. Poor mid-range jumper off the dribble (31%) corroborated by poor free throw shooting, so might lack range. Very turnover prone.
--Top notch frame for an NBA center, looks the part. Good rebounder. Just an OK defender. Awful defensive playmaking ability for someone his size, and not a shotblocker at all. Overall, does not appear to have an offensive niche, and might lack a certain athleticism between his lack of defensive playmaking and great finishing--it's questionable whether a good-rebounding NBA looking big man is enough at this stage.
Kasey Hill
--Incredibly low usage caretaker point guard. Plays an isolation style of game (34.06% of shots assisted) divvying up shots equally from at-rim, mid-range, and from long range, but only really proficient with his mid-range pull up (41.4%). Really looks to pass, but will force a few and accrue turnovers.
--Awful finisher off the dribble, but does draw fouls. Jumper is very suspect, between very subpar long ball which he still takes a lot of, and subpar free throw shooting.
--Pretty good defender. Good defensive playmaker. Just an OK frame for a NBA PG. Awful rebounder. Lacks NBA upside due to lack of PG responsibility, athleticism (rebounding/finishing) and very suspect jumper, and likely should try to firm up the defense at this stage.
Keith Appling
--Position-less. Lacks the playmaking ability of an NBA PG, but also lacks the scoring ability of a NBA SG. By default an undersized shooting guard.
--Uses the entire floor offensively, but has had turnover problems. Also has had a subpar jumper, both in pull-ups and threes throughout his career. Particularly atrocious when has to take threes off the dribble. More of a slasher the past several years, and improved finisher at the rim with an ability to draw fouls.
--Average defender. Pathetic rebounder. Subpar defensive playmaker. Needs to be crossmatched. Mostly a slasher in the NBA, but he likely doesn't have enough positive attributes to stick.
Kendall Williams
--Cerebral point guard with excellent court vision for his size. Plays a spot-up style of game, and also lacks the scoring ability and the dynamics to handle the offense for a prolonged period of time to be a starting PG in the NBA.
--Middling scorer with an excellent ability to use the floor for offense. Average at best finisher off passes, but draws fouls very well. Poor accuracy in mid-range pullups. Decent three point shot, but takes many of them off the dribble. Middling free throw shooter. Has some touch, but likely is just a slightly above average shooter.
--Good defender, but not a defensive playmaker. Poor rebounder despite size. Top notch frame for his position. Could be a capable backup PG hanging with his defense, but lacks athleticism on offense and should refine his shooting to take advantage of his passing.
Kevin Pangos
--Cerebral PG who plays a efficient spot-up jumpshooting style of game, gets others involved and draws fouls well given the high frequency of jumpers. Excellent shooter, even off the dribble (40%, 42%) further confirmed by excellent free throw shooting, and has a workable pull-up (38%, 37%).
--Has both subpar penetration and finishing ability. Lacks the usage rate and ability to penetrate into the heart of the defense to be a starting PG in the NBA.
--Absolutely anemic as a defensive playmaker and rebounder, but an average defender, although this might be due to the lower level of competition. Follows a long line of Gonzaga PGs like Blake Stepp and Derek Raivio who have very similar offensive/defensive profiles to what he has, and end up being better college than NBA players.
Khem Birch
--Low usage, undersized center with a subpar scoring rate who prefers a spot-up inclined style. Absolute zero passing ability and has the general ball skills of a center.
--Offense regressed this season. Both mid-ranger and at-rim finishing plummeted this season. Might have little to no jumper to speak of, with poor free throw percentages and an awful (30%) spot-up inclined aggregate. Just a decent finisher in the aggregate, but poor for his size this year, and seems to finish better off improvisation, via top notch offensive rebounding ability. Does draw fouls fairly well given frequency.
--Money is made with defense. Top ten defender in college, but subpar build for an NBA center who needs to add weight. Absolute monster defensive playmaker, near the top ten in NCAAs in blocking shots. Very good rebounder who is also a pretty good defensive rebounder, but contests offensive boards better. Limits fouls well given defensive playmaking. Has all the principles of defense down--the actual defense, shotblocking, and the ability to limit fouls, but undersized build and lack of general inside-outside offense and ball skills hurt significantly. A one-way player, but that one-way is top notch.
KJ McDaniels
--Decent scoring forward who has a decidedly isolation style of game (only 47.8% of his shots are assisted, and 37.78% the year prior) and very good ballhandling ability, but puts the blinders on and won't pass the ball.
--Very good finisher with a knack for offensive rebounding and tipping in shots very accurately, but not the best at drawing fouls given frequency of at-rim attempts. Absolutely horrid pull-up mid-range game (19%, 20%) but questionable three point accuracy (30, 34%), and both jumper forms are corroborated by subpar free throw shooting. Subpar use of the offensive floor.
--Good defender. Insane defensive playmaker with a very high rate for shotblocking for size, but also a few steals. OK rebounder at best for size. A tweener between both forward positions, and his overall ball skills suggest that he operates best as a face-up power forward, in which case he has an awful frame for his size. Even as a face-up PF, he might lack the jumpshooting ability to fulfill that role. A major athlete however who can finish and defend, and hustles in terms of defensive playmaking and offensive rebounding, which can get him a major role as a Alonzo Gee type, but might find it better to shrink his game to his strengths and be more fulfilling as a Jerome Williams type.
Kris Dunn
--Caretaker point guard with one of the worst usage and scoring rates in all of college basketball, and a preferred spot-up game for position.
--Highly inclined at-rim basis for scoring, but awful finisher who relies on set ups, even if he does a very good job of drawing fouls. Subpar mid-range pull-up (33%), and lacks range, all corroborated by subpar free throw shooting--might lack overall range. Overall very poor use of the offensive floor. Plays offense mostly to pass the ball, but even so, extremely turnover prone and will force passes just to avoid shooting.
--Very good defender. Elite rebounder for size. Just an OK defensive playmaker. Excellent frame to defend point guards. If he is to make as a meat-and-potatoes defender, he has to really make sure he's not hemorrhaging on the offensive side of the ball, since that looks hopeless.
Kyle Anderson
--Best asset offensively is his excellent passing for his position, and really passes the rock like a point guard even under a decent usage rate. Just an OK scorer at best.
--Poor finisher especially for size, and better off set-ups on this end. Reduced at-rim attempts this season but improved foul drawing. Significantly improved mid-range pull up from last year, but it might be just decent in the aggregate so far, corroborated by decent free throw percentage gives hope. Far improved three point shooting, but limited sample, although there is some hope of improving it given average mid-range aggregate.
--Top notch defender. Piles up many steals and blocks. Insane rebounder at the small forward position, especially at the defensive glass. Very good frame for position. Improving offense, even with finishing and long range concerns, might project him to be like an Evan Turner type, relying on defense and PG skills above other qualities.
Kyle Wiltjer
--Aggressively spot-up scoring jumpshooter who just does an OK job of using the entire floor.
--No at-rim game. Just an OK mid-range shooter who has tried to add a pull-up game, but still takes too many given that he's a very good spot-up three point shooter, corroborated by very good free throw percentages.
--Very poor defender verging on awful. Absolutely anemic as a defensive playmaker and rebounder. Has a good frame for a PF, but completely lacks athleticism for the NBA and will absolutely need to be hidden on this end. Needs to cut down his mid-range jumpers for threes to stand any sort of chance.
Lamar Patterson
--Spot-up inclined small forward who is just an OK scorer, but has increased his usage rate exponentially over the past several years. Excellent passer on position, and has even limited turnovers more with greater usage. Good finisher off preferred spoon feeds, and decent job drawing fouls.
--Has developed a good mid-range shot, even a pull-up this season, over the past several years. A decent three point shooter in the aggregate, but has been very streaky seasonally, and slight grain of salt given slightly subpar free throw percentage. Should at least have a decent jumper at the next level.
--Subpar build for an NBA SF, lacking a few inches, but has strength. OK defender at best. Just a reasonable defensive playmaker. Decent rebounder. Good complementary NBA player on offense who can move score off set up shots inside and out fairly well, and in particular pass, but lacks a standout trait defensively and will probably just be OK, which is fine given the offense.
LaQuinton Ross
--Extremely high usage scorer who aggressively plays both a spot-up and off-dribble game. Has shown the ability to score everywhere on the court. Good finisher both set up and off the dribble. Very good jumpshooting foundation, both in pull-up mid range J's (37%) and spot-up threes (40%), corroborated with good free throw shooting.
--Subpar use of the floor, and doesn't draw too many fouls given his frequency of at-rim attacks. Blind as a bat and doesn't understand the term "passing", and also quite turnover prone as a scorer.
--Poor defender. Awful defensive playmaker and rebounder for size. Has a selfish me-first scoring game that will irritate coaches as he contributes little in defense, passing, and has to watch for turnovers, but natural all-around scoring talent, kind of in the Nick Young mold.
Marcus Lee
--Classic low usage, high efficiency scorer at the rim off a combination of set ups and very good offensive rebounding. Does an incredible job of limiting turnovers for style of game, but absolutely not a passer. Top notch finisher, but just OK at best at foul drawing given frequency.
--Very limited sample space on mid-range jumpers, but has been good so far, although very poor free throw percentage dictates that his jumper is likely on the poor side.
--Top notch defender. Elite shotblocker who so far has leveraged fouls well. Very good base for a NBA PF, but severely underweight. Awful defensive rebounder that would be put him among the worst in his position. So far he's defending very well going for blocks, but the lack of rebounding is going to hurt him in the long run. Still, an excellent, very active scorer at the rim with excellent shotblocking and defense and an NBA frame is highly appealing, although the lack of jumper, ability to create and defensive rebounding are limitations that might make him a role player at the end.
Marcus Paige
--Caretaker PG who lacks the usage rate, ability to use the entire floor, and scoring ability of a starting PG in the NBA. Doesn't bring much to the table.
--Awful finisher at the rim. Poor jumper (34% 2's, 34% 3's) but excellent free throw shooting gives something to build off of.
--Underwhelming defender, compounded by poor defensive playmaking and rebounding metrics. Extremely underweight.
Marcus Smart
--Dynamic shooting guard who possesses the top-notch usage rate, ability to utilize the entire floor, and isolation skills (only 35.75% of his shots are assisted) of a lead guard in the NBA.
--Decent finisher, but real advantage lies in his excellent foul-drawing ability. Takes too many mid-range and three point jumpers off the dribble for his percentages (35% 2's, 29% 3's), but good free throw percentage gives hope. His slashing ability is the better option in the NBA. Has passing ability for a SG, but has to beware of turnovers.
--Defensive monster. Insane stealer but also an excellent shotblocker for his size. Top notch rebounder. Decent frame. Two-way star potential. Has the potential to be a Dwyane Wade type in the NBA.
Markel Brown
--Undersized shooting guard with an average usage and scoring rate, through a mixture of set ups and isolations. Nondescript passer, not a combo guard. Has done a far better job of controlling turnovers the past two years for style of game.
--Decent finisher off spoon feeds, and pretty good job of drawing fouls. Decent mid-range jumper off a mix of spot and pull ups. Subpar three point shooter, many of which he takes off the dribble. A decent free throw shooter, so jumper could just be OK, but there are definite long range concerns.
--Slightly subpar build for a SG. Slightly above average defender. Decent rebounder for size. Just a decent defensive playmaker at best, anemic at getting steals but surprisingly adept at blocking shots for size. He's almost the very definition of a jack of all trades, master of none type--he's decent but not great or awful in many categories, but lacks a major asset he can hang his hat on. In particular, lack of major passing at his height, questionable long ball and very low steal rate reminds a bit like a Shannon Brown, or a Willie Green.
Mike Moser
--Awful scoring, jumpshooting-inclined power forward who needs to be set up to score, but subpar offensive floor game. Unselfish, but needs to watch turnovers, because very turnover-prone for a spot up.
--Very poor jumpshooting canvas (26, 35% this year, 27%, 34% last year from 2's and 3's respectively) and severely regressed this year, but good free throw shooting numbers give hope. Decent finisher off set ups and improvisation, but really struggles to draw fouls given frequency of at-rim attempts.
-Good defender with an OK body for a NBA power forward, minus a few inches. Just a decent defensive playmaker better at stealing than at blocking shots. Decent rebounder who really clears the defensive glass. Has really struggled to find a niche on offense, and has to hope his decent all-around defensive attributes will amount to something.
Mitch McGary
--Middling-scoring center who is a good finisher at-rim with a mixture of set ups and improvisation in the form of very good offensive rebounding. Absolutely atrocious use of the offensive floor however, really struggles to draw fouls despite playing at the rim so frequently.
--Can hit spot-up mid-range jumpers (39%) but a huge grain of salt, given that he's absolutely pathetic as a foul shooter (44%). Center-like handles.
--Excellent defender, but just an OK frame. Excellent defensive playmaker; not a good shotblocker for size, but super quick hands get a ton of steals. Excellent rebounder. There are really quite a few questions offensively, particularly since he might lack the athleticism to draw fouls and the shooting might be unsustainable given the foul shooting. The defense is very active on many fronts but could suffer with a lack of athleticism and just an OK frame.
Mike Tobey
--Center who aggressively puts himself in set-up positions, primarily from the mid-range, that allow him to score. Won't pass, but set-up game really allows him to limit turnovers.
--Excellent mid-range shooter who can be a very useful option in the pick-and-pop, and corroborated by really good free throw shooting for size. Good finisher at the rim off set ups, but absolutely pathetic for size in drawing fouls.
--Decent defender with a good frame for position. Very poor defensive playmaker for size who doesn't have a knack for blocking shots. Awful rebounder. Overall, however, might have peaked in terms of skill--can benefit by adding three point range, but has severe athletic deficits that manifest themselves in an inability to draw fouls, rebound, or defensive playmake. His method of mid-range scoring is similar to what Tyler Zeller does right now.
Montrezl Harrell
--Really undersized center with a low usage and a subpar scoring rate. Primarily plays an at-rim game and relies on set-up shots to score. Never passes, but doesn't turn the ball over either. Very awful offensive floor game.
--Good finisher at the rim through set-ups and decent offensive rebounding, but struggles to draw fouls given frequency of at-rim attempts. No range (26%) and corroborated with awful free throw shooting.
--Excellent defender. Just a decent defensive playmaker with a few steals and a few blocks, but nothing spectacular. Decent rebounder, but very questionable defensive rebounding rate. Very poor body frame for an NBA center. Can make it as a defender, but might lack a certain athleticism (poor free throw rate, just OK shotblocking) and the defensive rebounding chops to assist that further, and really undersized for his position. Furthermore, has to make sure that covers up for his severe limitations on offense.
Nick Johnson
--Decent scoring, undersized SG who has found a major boon in efficiency this season playing a major spot-up role. Passes far less, but also limits turnovers more.
--Very good finisher who is putting up absolutely insane at-rim percentages early on receiving spoon-feeds, and also good at drawing fouls. With a more inclined spot-up sample, has also improved his mid-range shot after two seasons of awful mid-range pullup percentages, but probably just OK in the aggregate. Pretty good three point shooter, and has become a very reliable one the past few seasons. Just a an OK free throw shooter, so not a super reliable shooter, but has a reasonable, decent foundation in his jumper overall. Uses entire offensive floor.
--Poor frame for an NBA SG, just very undersized. Good defender. Just a reasonable defensive playmaker more notable for blocks than steals. Bad rebounder. Definitely needs to be crossmatched, but has the root spot-up skills from all-around, as well as the meat and potatoes defense, to be a match with taller NBA PGs who can pass, so can find a definite niche in the NBA.
Nik Stauskas
--Inclined spot-up, long range shooter who is an excellent at it, and can even hit them off the dribble, corroborated by very good free throw shooting. Really improved his scoring chops in his second year.
--Has more dimensions than just a long range specialist. Does a good job of drawing fouls given frequency of jumpers and considering that he rarely penetrates, with insane foul drawing rates in his sophomore year. Does finish well in rare at-rim ventures. Improved pull-up jumper. Also, can almost play point at a pinch, because he really limits turnovers. Good passer, but not a full-out playmaker.
--Atrocious defender. Absolutely nonexistent defensive playmaker. Pathetic rebounder. OK body for position. Absolutely needs to be hidden on this end. Completely lacks the athleticism on the defensive end, but has really maximized his skills on offense, with foul drawing, pull-ups, good passing and ballhandling to complement a very good long range jumper. Reeks a bit of Kyle Korver on offense, and has to make sure that covers for his lack of defense.
Noah Vonleh
--Undersized center who is an absolutely scoring machine off isolation and improvisation (only 43.8% of his shots are assisted). Plays primarily at the rim and is an awful finisher for his size, but excellent offensive rebounder for size and is has a stratospheric foul drawing rate. Turnover prone. Doesn't pass. A bundle of activity at the rim with great athletic traits magnified by usage, but unrefined with awful finishing and turnovers.
--Rarely takes jumpers or displays any sort of range, but there is hope given a large sample size of OK free throw percentages, and is shooting 50% on mid-range J's on minimal attempts.
--Just an awful body frame that is two positions down from what is height would suggest. Simply not a forward between the lack of handles and range. Still, an absolute defensive machismo which would have ranked first last year at his current rate. Elite defensive rebounder even with lack of size that would compete with the top of the top of NCAA players. Good defensive playmaker, but better stealer than he is shotblocker. Could stand to control fouls. Overall, an undersized center who is unrefined offensively inside and lacks range currently outside but an incredible hustle player and draws a ton of fouls, and defends extremely hard and clears the defensive boards. A bit Charles Barkley-esque in getup.
Olivier Hanlan
--Dynamic shooting guard who has the usage rate, ability to utilize the entire floor, and isolation skills (only 35.6% of his shots are assisted) of a lead guard in the NBA.
--Excellent jumpshooter, both in pull ups and spot up threes (46% 2s, 41% 3s) but only has a decent free throw percentage. Can get to the rim and draw fouls, but subpar finisher. Not a point guard, despite the belief of many NBA teams.
--Absolutely atrocious defender with zero defensive playmaking attributes. Subpar rebounder. Good frame for position. Incredibly developed personal offense with NBA starter potential, but needs to make sure he's not hemorrhaging a lot of it at the other end of the court.
Quinn Cook
--Cerebral point guard with an ability to create for both himself and for others, but lacks the defense, scoring punch and the dynamics to take offensive responsibility for a prolonged time period to be a starting NBA PG. Excellent ballhandler.
--Middling scorer with just decent ability to spread the floor, and has an evaporating free throw rate. Good finisher at the rim. Much improved three point shooter, but completely lost what was an excellent pull-up jumper from last year. Excellent free throw shooter.
--Poor defender, with very underwhelming defensive playmaking. Decent rebounder. Good frame. Combination of shooting, ability to finish, and passing in a reduced usage should help him carve out a place as a backup point guard. Better college than NBA player.
Patric Young
--Low usage, subpar scoring center who scores through a mixture of set ups and improvisations, and relies on efficiency over elusiveness.
--Excellent finisher at the rim, and while better at set-ups, has good touch even on his frequent offensive rebounding attempts, but struggles to draw fouls given at-rim frequency. Really good mid-range jumper which is far better in spot-situations (36, 41, 47%) which is surprising given very poor free throw numbers that are declining rapidly every season, so there is a definite grain of salt there.
--Good defender with poor frame for an NBA center. Good defensive playmaker with decent but not super stealing and shotblocking numbers. Poor rebounder for size, really needs to watch his defensive rebounding. Has really interesting raw offensive inside-outside numbers coupled with good defense, so there's two-way potential, but concerns in all three elements (inability to draw fouls, free throw shooting, rebounding), but should amount to an interesting role player at the least.
Patrick Heckmann
--Slightly subpar spot-up scoring small forward who has re-worked his game into a three point specialist to great effect. Has subtleties in finishing and drawing fouls that other specialists lack, and also has drastically reduced his turnovers in a spot-up role. Good but not a great free throw shooter if he's operating as a specialist.
--Elite use of the offensive floor. Decent finisher who is far better when set-up but can score at-rim both ways, and displays an excellent knack for drawing fouls given frequency of at-rim attempts. Non-existent mid-range game. Very good three point shooter (38, 39%) who might be equally adept off the dribble as he is spotting up.
--Among the worst defenders in college basketball. Poor defensive playmaker and rebounder, and just an OK body for NBA position. There is a lot of interesting quirks as a three point specialist that he will be given a legitimate chance, but has to make sure he's not hemorrhaging on the other end of the court.
Perry Ellis
--Decent scoring small forward with a very poor offensive floor game. Not a passer, but limits turnovers.
--Specialty is mid-range jumper (43%), but it might be decent rather than good given just OK free throw shooting. Awful finisher for size through a mixture of set ups and good offensive rebounding, and does just an OK job of drawing fouls. Lacks range.
--Top notch defender with a very good body frame for a NBA small forward. Very poor defensive playmaker. Top notch rebounder on both ends of the floor. Clearly more of a strength than an athletic player, as his rebounding and defense are far superior to his finishing and defensive playmaking. Will likely be a defense-first player with rebounding hustle, with a mid-range jumper, but might be lack key niche offensive attributes to impact that area further.
P.J. Hairston
--Aggressively scoring spot up long range shooter who might be more streaky than good (27% 3's last year compared to 40% this year), but does hit free throws well. Over three-fifths of his shots come from distance, but draws fouls well given the high frequency of jumpers.
--No mid-range game. Mediocre finisher at the rim. Not a passer, but minimizes turnovers, not surprising given his shooter rep.
--Decent defender with decent rebounding ability, but not much of a defensive playmaker. Good frame for a shooting guard. Has a basic framework of a 3's/D rep, but might lack elite attributes in both of them to really find a footing in that area.
Prince Ibeh
--Excellent defensive playmaking center with a great shotblocking base, but they are far superior to his just decent defense. Decent frame. OK rebounder for his position, but really lacking in defensive rebounding.
--Extremely low usage center who really, really struggles to score. Virtually plays only at the rim and is only a decent finisher for his size, but does draw a ton of fouls and is a major offensive rebounder. Absolutely no range, and an incredibly awful foul shooter.
--Historic levels of awful in passing futility--had only one assist in 34 games, and a turnover waiting to happen. Incredibly unskilled on offense, and even on defense he's more sizzle than steak. Has a ways to learn.
Przemek Karnowski
--Very high usage, high scoring center with an isolation-preferred style compared to other centers. Absolute black hole who never passes when he touches the ball.
--Top notch finisher off set ups, but also has a great knack for offensive rebounding, although not a super foul drawer given frequency of at-rim attempts. Loves to take off-the-dribble mid-range jumpers, but questionable accuracy (34%) further confirmed by positively awful free throw shooting.
--Decent defender with an elite frame for an NBA center, but really has to watch weight. Extremely awful as a defensive playmaker especially for size, but an incredible inability to block shots. Just an OK rebounder at best for size, but quite deficient as a defensive rebounder. More or less a space-eater who can finish at the rim and looks the part, but has major questions on the defensive end and might be a bit like a Kyrylo Fesenko.
Rasheed Sulaimon
--Shooting guard with middling scoring ability. Excellent ballhandler who mixes up set ups with isolations, but not a passer.
--Good use of the offensive floor. Has a decent jumper (37% on pull-ups, 37% spot-up threes), corroborated by very good free throw percentages. Subpar finisher despite being spoon-fed, but can draw fouls.
--Poor defender. Absolutely nonexistent defensive playmaker with poor rebounding ability. Decent frame. Lacks the penetration ability and defense to be a NBA starter, but a sound jumpshooter with good offensive IQ and ballhandling ability.
RJ Hunter
--High usage scorer of a shooting guard who accrues his points in spot-up fashion. Completely limits turnovers with spot-up style, but not a passer whatsoever.
--Takes over half of his shots as threes, with good but not elite percentages (38%), but is better with set-up shots, and corroborated by good free throw numbers. Rarely penetrates, but has good finishing numbers off inclined set-ups in rare attempts. Decent foul drawer given rare at-rim frequency. Infrequent mid-range game, but again, decent percentages off a mixture of spot-ups and isos here.
--Very good build for a NBA SG. Excellent defensive playmaker who is an absolute ball-thief, but also a top notch shotblocker by size. Pretty good defensive rebounder, but just a decent overall rebounder. His ability to accrue defensive stats on all areas belies what is just OK defense, so more sizzle than steak. But has all the ingredients to be a major defensive player in the NBA, and combined with his three point shooting, he might be a reasonable facsimile of Danny Green.
Robert Carter
--Spot-up jumpshooting power forward who is a slightly subpar scorer, and lives in a spot-up mid-range space with great accuracy (46%). With spot-up role, not a passer.
--Awful finisher for size even off set ups, and really struggles to draw fouls given frequency. Also takes a few spot-up threes but really struggles to hit, and overall jumper and range, despite mid-range accuracy, is questionable given subpar free throw shooting.
--Excellent defender. Top notch rebounder especially for size, especially on defensive glass. Just a decent defensive playmaker with a few blocks. Just an OK frame for the NBA, might have to watch weight. Strikes as a slightly undersized, groundbound big who might have some spot-up potential with rebounding and defensive instincts, but will have to rely on the defensive work given the offense might be iffy. Still, a player with interesting possibilities.
Rodney Hood
--Decent scoring small forward with excellent ballhandling and shot-creating ability (only 41.09% of shots assisted). Well preferred jumpshooter (80-90% of shots are jumpers). Decent passer who really minimizes turnovers for levels of isolation, and broke away from passivity in Mississippi State.
--Excellent three point shooter who might be even better off the dribble, with well improved free throw shooting even if it might be average in the aggregate. Also has a pet elite mid-range pull-up (46.9%, 45.8%) that he really hits. Really good at hitting jumpers off the dribble. Good finisher off the dribble who draws fouls, but never penetrated or drew fouls back at MSU.
--Excellent build for position but can use strength. Decent rebounder at best. Flat-out awful defender. Completely non existent at defensive playmaking, with extremely poor ability to accrue steals, and puts lack of fouling in a bad light. A shot-creating off-the-dribble jumpshooting scorer with some passing ability and a good frame, but severely lacks defensive punch.
Ron Baker
--Low-usage shooting guard with middling scoring ability. Very unselfish and has combo-guard levels of passing ability, while limiting turnovers. Has expanded his role into a mix of set-ups and isolations.
--In two seasons, about two-thirds of his attempts on average have come from long distance, but just a decent three point shooter, although he takes many of them off the dribble particularly this season. Has very good free throw percentages so taking more spot-ups can normalize his long range shooting. Rarely plays at-rim, but awful finisher, albeit has improved somewhat finishing off the dribble, and surprisingly excellent at drawing fouls given infrequency. No mid-range game, but percentages have been very good off pull-ups in small samples.
--Decent defender, but slightly subpar build from a NBA SG. Just an OK defensive playmaker, but surprisingly able as a shotblocker. Poor rebounder who is below average at corralling defensive caroms. Competes on this end, but doesn't really have the tools. Overall, a "theoretical" shooter with intrinsic offensive smarts, such as combo guard passing and an ability to draw fouls, and a competitive defender but lacks physical tools on both ends, which hinders the upside.
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson
--Subpar scorer. Excellent passer for position, and limits turnovers extremely well.
--Excellent finisher at the rim, off improvisation but really helped by his elite offensive rebounding, and good foul-drawer. Might not have a jumper: low 60s in free throw shooting, and chucks up nearly half his shots as inclined spot-up mid-range J's that are in the low 30s. No further range.
--Just an OK build for a NBA SF, may be an inch short. Excellent defender. Excellent rebounder, but fairly average on the defensive rebounds and has a lot more zest on o-boards. Decent defensive playmaker through a combination of steals and blocks. Despite passing, might find himself better as a very undersized PF, in the mold of Draymond Green due to the huge jumper concerns. Can put defense first and scrap for at-rim points, but currently lacks the weight for it.
Roscoe Smith
--Extremely undersized center with very low usage and scoring rates, who relies mostly on set up shots . Might very rarely score in the NBA. Not really turnover prone, but absolutely puts the blinders on and doesn't pass for role.
--Uses low usage to progressively take more shots at the rim, where he is a good finisher off a combination of set ups and offensive rebounds, but doesn't draw fouls that well given frequency of attacks. Awful three point shooter who virtually does not take them anymore. Awful mid-range spot up shooter in the aggregate who is hitting them well this year, and a sliver of a chance here given OK aggregate free throw shooting. Might simply not have a jumper at the next level, given track record.
--Has one of the worst builds of all the NCAA, if he is to be an NBA center, severely lacking in both height and weight. Decent rebounder for position, but excellent particularly for size. Underwhelming on both the offensive and defensive glass in previous two seasons, but excellent on both ends of the glass this year, but in the aggregate decent. Subpar overall defender, with very underwhelming defensive playmaking rates that are going down every year, with very poor stealing and shotblocking rates. The profile suggests an undersized center who can finish at the rim and rebound decently, but two positions down tweener status, inability to score, no jumper, inability to draw fouls that well, subpar defense, and very underwhelming defensive playmaking are major questions--not NBA material.
Russ Smith
--Undersized scoring shooting guard who utilizes a stratospherically high usage with a mixture of spot-ups and isolations, but woefully inefficient. Decidedly a shooting guard, not even combo point levels of passing with his usage.
--Improved finisher off a mixture of cuts and off-dribble work, as well as an improved knack for drawing fouls, but both areas appear to be quite poor in the aggregate. Awful pull-up jumper (14, 27, 30%) and a very poor three point shot (30, 30, 34%), corroborated with just OK free throw shooting. Finishing is improving the fastest, but still very questionable, and at 160 lbs might really be a damper on that front. Overall, has a subpar use of the offensive floor, and lacks an offensive niche for the NBA, lacking a jumper and being a major tweener.
--Excellent to near top notch defender. Elite defensive playmaker for position with lightning fast hands, but awful rebounder. Extremely awful body frame as an NBA SG (one of the worst by NCAA standards), however. Needs to be crossmatched. Might seriously lack an offensive niche in the NBA, but if he re-focuses on his elite defensive attributes he might find a home in an NBA team where he can play alongside a bigger point guard.
Sam Dekker
--Spot-up scorer who is an inclined three point shooter, but makes very good use of the entire floor, in the sense he doesn't take mid-range jumpers. Good base for jumpshooting (38% 2's, 38% 3's) but a subpar free throw shooter, so a bit of a grain of salt.
--For an alleged shooter, frequently gets to the rim and is an excellent finisher (71%) off passes. Limits turnovers, not surprising given his spot up style of game.
--Very good defender with a good frame for the NBA. Nondescript defensive playmaker. Good rebounder for his size. Reminds of a young Mike Miller.
Sean Kilpatrick
--Spot-up scoring shooting guard who is an inclined three point shooter, but draws fouls well given the high frequency of jumpers.
--Rapidly declining at-rim presence who rarely gets to the rim anymore, with average finishing ability at best. OK mid-ranger at best. Streaky spot-up three point shooter who tends more toward subpar, and is further corroborated by middling free throw percentages. Desires to be a three point shooter, but ultimately does not look to have a specialty in offense. Limits turnovers with spot-up nature, but not a passer.
--Very good defensive player, with a good frame for the position. Poor defensive playmaker. Decent rebounder. However, between the lack of at rim and defensive playmaking metrics, might lack the athleticism to really succeed defensively in the NBA, and needs to fine-tune his three point shot.
Semaj Christon
--Dynamic shooting guard who possesses the top notch usage rate and isolation skills (21.19% of shots assisted) to be a lead guard in the NBA.
--Incredibly aggressive slasher to the rim off the dribble. Awful finisher, but draws a ton of fouls. Also loves to pull up and hits mid-range jumpers at a good pace (39%), but has questionable sustenance based on his poor free throw percentage. Lacks range and has very poor ability to use the entire floor. Needs teams to stop believing in the illusion that he's a point guard, as he has combo SG-like passing ability, and has to beware of turnovers.
--Subpar defender. Very poor at defensive playmaking. Awful rebounder. Has little nose for the ball. Needs to be crossmatched. Immense athleticism and continuous ability to create shots for himself at the rim gives a lot of unique potential, but at the same time has the style of game that fits Rucker Park, with no defense and one-on-one scoring on top of his lack of range.
Shabazz Napier
--Pure point guard who plays a spot-up scoring style which has helped with his efficiency.
--Middling scorer who displays excellent ability to use the whole floor. Very poor finisher off his own dribble, but has become decent with more set ups and draws fouls very well. Average pull-up jumper at best. Appears to be an average three point shooter, but has taken many off the dribble throughout his college career, and once again appears to be decent off the catch. Good free throw shooter.
--Poor defender and rebounder. Average defensive playmaker. Decent frame. Lacks the finishing ability, ability to create and defense to be a starting NBA PG, and his best bet is to calm himself into a spot-up scoring style with passing to be a decent backup.
Shannon Scott
--Caretaker point guard has the worst scoring rate of all of college basketball. Has the double whammy of a submarine-low usage rate, even for caretaker point guard standards, but also massive inefficiency in personal offense. No hope for offense--also has an awful use of the offensive floor, and no offensive niche.
--Extremely awful finisher off the dribble who has improved his foul drawing, but still might be poor in that aspect. Awful mid-range game (30%, 30%) and a very awful three point shooter in the aggregate who might lack range given limited attempts. Awful jumper is corroborated by absolutely awful free throw shooting. Always looks to pass just to avoid scoring, but will force passes and get turnovers.
--Excellent defender. Makes defensive plays, and in fact has super fast hands for steals, and good rebounder for size. Very good frame for the point guard, but could stand to add weight. Overall, there's no hope for offense and will absolutely need to be hidden, but there might be Anthony Carter type potential here.
Spencer Dinwiddie
--Excellent offensive shooting guard with good isolation skills (34.83% shots assisted) who possesses an incredible ability to utilize the entire floor. Subpar in finishing at the rim off drives, but insane foul drawing ability and capitalizes with excellent free throw shooting. Has developed a better pull-up jumper this season. --Decent three point shooter, but clearly more effective with spot-up threes which he took way more of last year. Has a combination of a good scoring and shooting for the NBA, but the happy medium is probably creating while inside the three point line and spotting up outside of it. Excellent ballhandler, but not really a creator for teammates despite the usage.
--Average defender at best. Underwhelming at making defensive plays. Pathetic rebounder for his size. Excellent frame for his position, looks the part of the NBA SG. Seems to play at his own speed and between the inability to finish and the defense, might lack the athleticism to be fully effective in the NBA, but he can work around that. Reminds somewhat of Jamal Crawford.
Terran Petteway
--Undersized face-up power forward with a decent scoring rate, really increasing usage rate from past year. Not a passer. Struggles with turnovers, with reduced them with the higher usage this year.
--Appears far better playing an isolation game than the spot-up style in Texas Tech. Really increased frequency of at-rim attempts this year between set-ups and slashes, but just an OK finisher with just decent foul drawing ability. Appears to have a decent mid-range and three point-shot in the aggregate, but both have been far better off the dribble this year, with 39% in both areas this season mostly off improvisation so far. However, aggregate subpar free throw shooting is a concern, although he drastically improved percentages this year. Might be a decent off-the-dribble jumpshooter overall, but not great.
--One of the worst defenders in the NCAA. Poor build for a NBA PF, both height and weight-wise. Poor rebounder for position. Nonexistent defensive playmaker severely lacking in stealing, and foul prone. Appears to have some scoring-minded jumpshooting chops, but brings little in way in passing to the point of tweener status, isn't a great jumpshooter, has questionable at-rim efficacy, and the defense is a severe minus in a broad-based platform.
Thanasis Antetokounmpo
--Undersized, low usage power forward with a subpar scoring rate. Unselfifsh, but turnover machine even with low usage game. Absolutely no handles.
--Splits offense mostly equally between at-rim attacks and threes. No mid range game. Average finisher at best who does just an OK job at drawing fouls given attack frequency. Awful three point shooter who prefers them from the right wings and corners of the court, corroborated by subpar free throw shooting. Might not have a jumper for the NBA.
--Awful defender at the D-League level. Poor rebounder for size. Subpar build for NBA PF position--absolute tweener lacking height and weight. Good defensive playmaker who racks up a combination of steals and blocks, but lacks the nuances of actual defense. Is really limited on four fronts majorly--appears to have zero handles and zero jumper, has tweener status, and his broad-based defense is severely lacking. Even at-rim game is just OK, and is just lacking majorly for the NBA.
TJ Warren
--Scoring-minded, high-usage power forward who majorly puts the blinders on, but limits turnovers extremely well with style of game. With higher usage this season, grew even more selfish.
--Very polished inside-outside offensive game. Excellent finisher at the rim, this season off more decent-ish offensive rebounding, but just awful at drawing fouls. Very good mid-range jumper as well, but appears to be far better spotting up than off the dribble, but a bit of a grain of salt given suspect free throw percentages. Has experimented with the three ball in small samples with just OK results.
--OK frame at best that might be undersized by several inches, especially given near center-like game. OK defensive playmaker, with fairly quick hands for steals, but not a shotblocker. Flat out awful defender, compounded by absolutely pitiful, near nonexistent defensive rebounding which would rank in the bottom ten of even college PFs. Awful rebounder in general for size. Makes lack of fouling look like sheer laziness. The real lack of defensive attributes for a big (height, rebounding, shotblocking, and general defense) really, really undermines his suspect offense, which while polished, lacks the foul drawing and passing ability to really optimize them. Between lack of foul drawing, rebounding, and shotblocking might just lack the athleticism. Very situational player in for some offense at the aggregate.
Treveon Graham
--High usage scorer who relies on a mixture of set-ups and isos, and has an excellent use of the offensive floor. Good handles, but really puts the blinders on and has passing ability that are two positions down from his listed height.
--Decent finisher off cuts and draws fouls well. Improved pull-up jumper this year came at the expense of three point shooting. Both are streaky and likely just decent at best, but did shoot 40% on pull-ups this year and 40% from three last year. Subpar free throw shooting shows that there's a cap to how well he can shoot.
--OK defender. Subpar defensive playmaker, but good rebounder for size. Does a little bit of everything, but nothing particularly well. Overall polished offensive game but doesn't really have an elite attribute on offense and appears very selfish.
Tyler Ennis
--Low usage caretaker PG. Exquisite court vision and excellent ballhandling ability who really, really limits turnovers despite a heavily isolation-based game.
--Decent scorer. Prefers to get to the basket off the dribble and draws fouls somewhat, but awful finisher. Awful pull-up jumper. Good three point shooter, even off the dribble, and might be a decent shooter given decent free throw percentages, but only that. Really should just be a three point shooter at this stage.
--Very good defender. Very good build for a NBA PG. Elite defensive playmaker who bags an absolute ton of steals. Decent rebounder for size. Never fouls. A surprisingly refined freshman prospect, with very good potential on defense but also a ton of discipline with passing and ballhandling on offense, although on offense might have to rely more on a decent three point shot, given that he lacks dynamics to run the offense for a long period and a reliable game inside the three point line. A bit of a Steve Blake/Mike Conley cross potentially on offense and defense.
Tyrone Wallace
--Very low usage spot-up SG with awful scoring ability. Subpar use of the offensive floor. Subpar finisher even when set up, and doesn't draw fouls given attack frequency.
--Possibly lacks range, with awful jumpshooting base (24% mid-range J's, 29% spot-up threes), and corroborated by pathetically awful free throw shooting for a guard. That doesn't stop him from taking them, as that comprises nearly two-thirds of his offense. Combo-guard levels of passing but might have to be cognizant of turnovers, which are awful for a spot-up inclined player. Offensive decision-making and overall ability are awful at this stage.
--Decent defender, and also a decent frame for a NBA SG. Very good rebounder for size. Subpar defensive playmaking. Looks to be more of a meat-and-potatoes type defender and might have to rely on that, since there's very little of an offensive base to work with.
Wayne Selden
--Low usage shooting guard who utilizes a mixture of set-ups and isolations, but subpar scorer. Prefers at-rim space where he is a good finisher off the dribble, but just OK at drawing fouls given at-rim frequency. Good pull-up jumper. Combo guard levels of passing, but forces passes and turnover prone, so has a SG canvas here.
--Just an OK spot-up three point shot, but very poor free throw percentages might mean his shot here is subpar.
--Awful defender. Nonexistent defensive playmaker with an awful steal rate. Poor rebounder. Little nose for the ball. Very good frame for a NBA SG. Appears to be better as an off the dribble role playing scorer with some passing, and looks the part of a SG, but turnovers, range, ability to command a larger share of the offense and all-around defense are major issues.
Willie Cauley
--Very low usage center with a poor scoring rate, but manufactures own offense more than typical center, even if the end result of manufacturing isn't that good. Good ballhandler for size.
--Excellent finisher at the rim primarily off set ups, with pretty good offensive rebounding, but does not draw fouls that well. However, takes too many mid-range jumpers off the dribble (34, 32%) which he struggles to hit for frequency, and even greater grain of salt since he is DeAndre Jordan levels of terrible from the charity stripe. Needs to shrink down his offensive game and play solely at the basket.
--Excellent defender with a top-notch frame for the NBA center position. Top notch defensive playmaker who really racks up the blocks but also has quick hands for steals, with even more impressive rates of both in his second year. Just an OK rebounder for his size, and quite questionable on the defensive glass, as he shows more zest for O-boards. A bit like Tyson Chandler if he can shrink his offense to simply at-rim and rely on his excellent defense, but there are questions about defensive boards and hitting free throws.
Winston Shepard
--Small forward with middling scoring ability at best. Good passer for size, but really, really has to watch out for turnovers, even if improved this year. Plays a decidedly isolation game.
--Plays a mid-range in style of offense, and significantly shrunk back his three point attempts. Significantly improved finisher off inclined off-dribble plays, but still quite poor in the aggregate, but has major value drawing fouls considering his at-rim attacks. Traded off improved finishing however, for a far worse mid-range pull-up this year, and this shot might be poor in the aggregate; hurts his team by actually taking these shots. Severely lacks range, and with very poor free throw shooting for his position, might also lack the overall jumper as well.
--Excellent defender, and decent body frame for a NBA SF. Good rebounder for size, decent on both ends. Doesn't really foul. Very poor defensive playmaker with a real inability to accrue steals. A rugged meat and potatoes defender who can really draw fouls and pass, but has no actual hotspots on offense and possible turnover problems. Can rely on his defense before he sorts out his offense, but has those few interesting quirks on offense.
Xavier Thames
--Undersized shooting guard who played a low usage, combo guard passing role in first three years of college, but increased his usage and became a far better scorer this year. Rounds out to being an average scorer, at best, for the NBA. Strictly a jumpshooter. Good ballhandler, particularly this year and can create jumpers for himself.
--Has always played an isolation game, even with low usage. Never penetrates, but is extremely adept at drawing fouls anyway. Has taken a roughly equal share of pull-up mid range J's and off the dribble three point shots over the past two years, but pretty average for both of them, in the aggregate. However, has improved his three point shot every year though, and is shooting 43.3% so far this year, the majority off the dribble. Also, his shooting is believable, with a good free throw percentage and very good the past three years, so he might have decent isolation mid and long-range jumpers for the NBA. With his ability to hit jumpers inside and outside and draw fouls in the process, with some combo guard potential, a bit like a 6'3" Jamal Crawford, but based on track record could be far more passive about taking shots.
--Subpar build for a NBA SG. Subpar defender. Very poor defensive playmaker. Awful rebounder for a SG. There's very little to like defensively and he'll likely require crossmatching, and perhaps some hiding, due to his undersized stature and lack of defensive reputation, but his ability to get off inside-outside jumpers off the dribble while drawing fouls and being able to pass somewhat could help him carve a place--very much like a smaller Jamal Crawford.
Zach LaVine
--Somewhat low usage spot-up shooting guard with just decent scoring chops. Unselfish, but doesn't pass the ball at combo guard levels, but does limit turnovers. Plays a very conservative style of offense which with lack of usage and great passing skill might indicate a lack of offensive upside.
--Uses usage to mix up set-up shots at the rim and threes. Good shooter from deep, even off the dribble, and also extremely adept in his rare ventures for mid-range pull ups, but poor free throw shooting might indicate some problems here. Poor finisher off set ups, and really, really struggles to draw fouls given frequency of attempts. Further lack of offensive upside is the double whammy inability to attack the rim and draw fouls.
--Decent build for a NBA SG, but needs to add weight. Very poor defender. Underwhelming defensive playmaker who brings little in way of steals. Awful rebounder for a shooting guard. Very little nose for the ball. On offense, he's an unselfish three point shooter, largely, but there are major questions about ability to create own offense or do much at the rim, and on defense he's lacking everywhere, and it's questionable whether his very niche offense is able to make up for his lack of defense. Needs seasoning.
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