Positives
-A solid athlete, his size, pure strength and physicality make him very intriguing, especially considering his age
-Defense is the best part of his game, size, strength and lateral quickness make him a potentially switchable defender 1-3, players struggled posting him up, very active hands, has good instincts for ripping the ball away, high effort on D, an aware help defender
-Uses his strong frame to get to the rim, a very physical driver, loves the jump stop and usually finishes off 2 feet, used a short pull up jumper instead of a floater as a counter, overall a solid finisher
-At his best as a scorer in transition, this is where the jump stop is especially effective
-His playmaking is the best off drives making reads, wrap-arounds, dump-offs, lobs, good drive and kick potential, looks up in transition, very rewarding to shooters who run the floor, capable in the PnR though we had a limited sample
-Very low volume but shot 43% from 3 and 81% from the line, has been improving since high school, mostly a catch and shoot guy right now
-One of the youngest players in the draft (will barely be 19 by next season), expected to be raw but the upside is there
Negatives
-Not really a shot creator right now, can''t consistently create separation and takes questionable shots as a result, when cut off, often settled for a tough contested inefficient pull up, mediocre first step
-Part of his struggles is his handle, not very creative, looked kind of stiff and couldn''t consistently create an advantage easily, showed flashes but a lot to work on
-His jumping off 2 feet tendency had moments where it made looks at the rim tougher than they needed to be, will probably get gameplanned out of this shot in the league and need to adjust
-Decision making still not great at times but this is a part of his game that should improve with reps
-Despite great indicators, he didn''t look extremely confident in his jumper and hesitated on some open ones, especially when teams made it a point to let him shoot it, will be a big swing factor for him in the league
Likely range: 10-20