Dream Fit: Hornets, Trailblazers, Bulls

Overall Grade: 57.95

Projected Position: PG/SG

Strengths:

• Speedy

• Good ability to make shots while fading in the mid range

• Effective handle in creating space

• Ability to score from weird arm angles to score over bigger defenders

• Good hang on drives & varied shot timing

• Good body lean to draw contact

• Good & quick midrange spine move

• Good lateral mobility & hip mirroring on drives

• Speedy over screens

• Good speed on rotations when Mich St. trapped

• Good rebound secures

• Good tight window passes

• Great 3pt%

Weaknesses:

• Weak base

• Poor decision making on help reads

• Doesn't have strength to fight through screens

• Multiple late recognitions of his man cutting on the baseline

• Will get blocked with decent regularity due to his size

• Solid timing on extension, but didn't affect perimeter shots much due to his size

• Resistant to going right on drives

• 6'1

• Incosistent accuracy on movement 3pt shots

Scouting Report: Jase Richardson

Position: Point Guard / Shooting Guard
Height/Weight: 6'3", 185 lbs
School: Michigan State University (Freshman, Class of 2025)
Draft Projection: late lottery _ mid firts ( top 20 lock )

Overview:
Jase Richardson, son of former NBA star Jason Richardson, is a skilled and athletic guard with a high basketball IQ. Known for his scoring ability and leadership, Richardson has quickly made an impact at Michigan State. His versatility as a combo guard and his ability to perform in high-pressure situations make him a promising prospect.

Strengths:

• Scoring Versatility: Richardson can score at all three levels—inside, mid-range, and beyond the arc. His smooth shooting stroke and ability to finish through contact are key assets.

• Playmaking Ability: He has excellent court vision and passing skills, making him a reliable facilitator in the backcourt.

• Basketball IQ: Richardson's understanding of the game allows him to make smart decisions and adapt to different defensive schemes.

• Athleticism: His quickness and agility make him a threat in transition and on defense.

• Pedigree and Leadership: Coming from a basketball family, Richardson has shown maturity and poise beyond his years.

Areas for Improvement:

• Consistency from Deep: While he has shown promise as a shooter, improving his three-point consistency will elevate his offensive impact.

• Defensive Focus: Maintaining consistent effort on the defensive end will maximize his potential as a two-way player.

• Strength: Adding muscle to his frame will help him handle physicality at the next level.

Player Comparisons:

• Tyrese Maxey (for his scoring and energy)

• Monte Morris (for his playmaking and efficiency)

Summary:
Jase Richardson is a dynamic guard with the potential to excel at the professional level. His combination of scoring, playmaking, and basketball IQ makes him an intriguing prospect for the 2025 NBA Draft. With continued development, he could become a valuable contributor in the NBA.

JASE RICHARDSON

Position/Archetype: Short Combo Guard

College: Michigan State

Pros:

• Shooting: 41% on 3 attempts and to me the most translatable part of his game is to take pull up shots with his handle on the three coming off screens or more ideally and commonly will be him moving and creating space for himself off ball and getting open looks which we saw a lot of at Michigan State and is very valuable as a skill being able to find space on and off ball.

• Handle and Self-Creation: This leading from the last part is he has a nice handle and can get to his spots very easily, he can self create off ball and on ball as well as having quite developed off screen movements. Im sure he picked up a lot of general tips off his dad that you wouldn't get from a lot of guys. He does prefer dribbling to the left and sometime looks uncomfortable going right but generally he's able to find his shots although tough ones.

• Advanced Numbers: Jase's Advanced Numbers are great, almost 5 win shares with 11 BPM an Ast/To thats over 2, a TS% of 62, Low Usage, high Percentile in almost all categories of Offence its reasonable to suggest him doing positionally on a reasonable 20% USG%. It's hard to bet against a guy like that. Some similarities to Jared McCain last year.

• Shot Map: Very Elite map with Efficiency all over the court and volume from all levels, only weakness is low volume from the long mid range and other than that he is efficient at a lot of parts of the game, now im not confident the finishing efficiency stays strong but has been efficient so far.

• General Efficiency: Efficiency as a passer and efficiency as a scorer and as a shooter is great from a role player. Being able to execute plays and lead to buckets at a high level is always great. The passing is at a questionable volume in my opinion but with him being so efficient now i'm sure it won't hamper his turnovers that much if his Volume increased.

• Feel and Game IQ: One of the smarter players in the draft his general game IQ and knowing where to be on the court helped defensively and offensively, manoeuvring screens offensively and avoiding screens defensively, his decision making and problem solving combined with the general instincts you see from some highlight plays is something that impressed coaching and i'm sure he has gained a lot from his NBA lineage.

Cons:

• Right Hand: One thing that you can spot looking at film is he is uncomfortable to dribble and score with his weaker hand, now is unable to use it? No but I do need to see more comfortability and better volume since this is something that will be on the scouting report plus he gets himself in tough situations due to it. now his off ball shooting means he can be consistent as a scorer without the ball or without finishing but its something that will need development.

• Size and Role: Probably the biggest question most people have for him is he is a 6'1 Guard barefoot probably 6'2 with shoes with decent athleticism but nothing really eye popping usually is your point guard and Jase not really having Point guard qualities and having a low volume passing game, majority off ball scoring would tell you he is more of a combo guard which rarely has 6'2 guys play the role. Does that mean he can't? No sure he can I think Jared McCain kinda showed that being a Combo guard with similar qualities to Jase and being so impactful day 1. I do not think Jase is as good as McCain is as McCain is a bit more polished to me and the problems I have with Jase really aren't there with McCain outside of the size of the guy and Jase is a tad smaller. So it's interesting to see if he's another exemption to the rule but I think he showed the special characteristics of a player for me to think he can be.

• Balance: Tad picky but he isn't very balanced and some of that will be size wise, maybe he can be a lot stronger and he can take contact better and that would really help with his game since he is more small and can be deterred quite easily. Being stronger and holding his ground and keeping balance with his shot and with his feet as a defender will be important for his game.

NBA Pro Comp: Jared McCain

Projection: Someone I have a lot of doubts on, but in general the stats and history has really made me turn around on him, I loved him to start the year, more game time exposed some flaws to me. I think there's a starter there potentially, I just have some issues with backcourt fits. I think Ideally he can be a scoring 6th man and he can be really damn good at that.

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Draft Range: 11-20

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Projected NBA position: Guard

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Shades of/comp: Reed Sheppard,

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Richardson had a unimpressive combine, but he is still one of the most intriguing prospects in this draft class. He’s an tremendous midrange shooter who loves stopping on a dime and falling away with tough shots over the outstretched arms of his defender. He also has a soft touch on floaters and hook shots, showcasing amazing body control. Most of his middies come when attacking closeouts and operating in the pick-and-roll. He's a below-the-rim finisher, but he uses immaculate footwork to finagle easy buckets in the paint and absorbs contact well. He runs the pick and roll well, using his playmaking, ballhandling, and overall craftiness to get easy looks for himself and his teammates. He's got a great feel for the game and was relied on heavily to execute and make the correct play. His defensive intensity is something that few guards in this class can match, as he fights through screens and competes on and off the ball nonstop. Richardson is not really a true point, as his playmaking and first step aren't quite there yet, along with his ballhandling. He also is not the isolation scorer that NBA scouts wish he was. He wasn't super efficient on his iso's this year. His biggest issue is his lack of size, which affects his defense and shot creating.

NBA Comps: Derrick White, Richard Hamilton, CJ McCollum

SCOUTING REPORTS: Jase Richardson: Great scorer from all three levels especially for his size. Great foul drawer, amazing three point percentage and shot, very solid handle and a good mid range scorer with some great moves and a good strong arm. On defense he is weak but he can guard the perimeter. Decent playmaker and very efficient. Doesn’t turn the ball over too much.

Player Archetype: Efficient Combo Guard.

Player Comp(s): Bradley Beal, Stronger Monte Morris, Damian Lillard. (For shooting efficiency and combo strength.

Dream Team Fits: Magic, Hawks, Nets.

Overall Score: 51.23.