Brayden Burries, 6'4, 204, SG, Arizona, Fr.

• Comp: Sidney Moncrief / Jrue Holiday / Joe Dumars

• Ceiling: ALL-NBA

• Floor: Bench

• Amazing rebounder for his size

• 3-level-scorer

• Clean mid-range jumper

• Aggressive finisher

• Efficient at the rim

• Extremely competitive

• Great footwork and balance

• Great defender

• Knows how to use his physical tools on both sides of the floor

• High IQ

• Needs to tighten his handle

• Should expand his long-range game

• Can get caught up in the moment causing him to make poor decisions at times

• Expectation: Borderline ALL-STAR; will bring a large effect on both sides of the ball. If a team focuses on making him a key contributor, he could become elite

Strengths: Physical, Versatile, Rebounding for his Position, Good on Defense, Mentality,

Weaknesses: 3pt Shooting, Explosiveness, Shot Selection, Over Reliance on screens,

Draft Range/15-20, Role/Slasher, Ceiling/Dpoy Winner, Floor/Rotation, Expectations/Quality Starter, Position/SG

Two things can be true at once: Brayden Burries is benefitting from the success of Arizona and the very deep team around him and Arizona is so good because of the emergence of Brayden Burries as an extremely productive and efficient combo guard. I am not sure many thought Burries would be in lottery talks before the season started. Even early on, it looked like Koa Peat was the freshman darling at U of A but Burries has really cemented himself as one of the better guards in the country as his role grows larger and larger by the game. Burries plays with a very controlled and mature pace and balance to his game, scoring at all 3 levels and rarely making poor decisions. His efficiency mirrors that advanced decision making as you almost never see him take bad shots or force passes. On defense he utilizes his great positional strength and instincts to navigate screens and stay connected to his man. He is a great positional rebounder as well and really just impacts the game with winning plays all over the court. I think it is fair to wonder if he has any "#1 guy" in him, it doesn't appear that he would profile as the best player on a winning NBA team but he certainly looks like an elite complementary role player or even potentially a secondary star in the right situation.

NBA Comp: Malcolm Brogdon/Walter Clayton Jr

Paint-pushing and shot-making ability, along with ball control, reminds me of Jalen Brunson, but perhaps less of a passer.

Really solid ball control at different paces.

Isn't afraid to attack the rim, can keep his dribble and get to the cup.

Shot is smooth, with pretty consistent and clean form. Not much lift but a high release point. Would be interesting to see how that transfers against NBA size and defence.

Seems to be good on- and off-ball. Doesn't look like a PG, more a 2-guard. Passing is good but he's often looking to score first, and will make the pass if its obvious or he knows he can't get the bucket up.

Fast hands and decent defensive IQ. Isn't going to gamble a lot but knows where to be for the odd pick. Seems to be able to get steals and blocks (the latter more rarely) without fouling.

Draft Range: First Round

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Projected NBA position: Guard

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