Big Board Rankings

Strengths

• "Explosive leaper with solid size. Big hands. Runs the floor hard. One of the most efficient transition finishers in college basketball. Lob threat out of pick-and-roll and from the dunker spot."

• "Glides through the air for ferocious dunks; he’s a major threat in the pick-and-roll

• cutting

• and running the break. He also possesses a soft touch with either hand around the rim."

• "Nimble ball handler who can attack from the perimeter; he’ll be a weapon in fake dribble handoffs since he can facilitate

• shoot

• or get to the basket."

• "Good shooter from NBA 3-point range

• but he hasn’t fallen in love with his shot like many modern bigs."

• "Strong playmaker. He makes quick decisions out of the short roll and could develop into a playmaking hub from the post."

• "Has the leaping ability and quickness to theoretically be an effective shot blocker."

• "Dynamic athlete with incredible leaping ability; can impact the game playing above the rim (led college basketball in dunks last season)"

• "Efficient shooter from inside the perimeter and effective from outside

• too. He shot 41.7% from 3 during his time at Dayton."

• "Underrated passer and playmaker from his position who is quickly able to read defenses and make accurate passes when necessary"

Areas to Improve

• "Lacks a degree of versatility and upside on the defensive end. Upright mover with choppy strides. Struggles to sit down and slide with perimeter forwards. Doesn''t change direction all that well. Discipline comes and goes as a pick-and-roll defender. Has issues with more physical bigs given his light base. Buried in the post regularly. Not always the most engaged rebounder. Can he play any small-ball 5 in the NBA?"

• "Brutal pick-and-roll defender who displays little recognition or feel for reading a screen; he’s almost always out of position."

• "High center of gravity limits his defensive ability in the post. He’ll often get pushed around for low-post positioning—Zion would bury him under the rim."

• "Doesn’t change directions well laterally; he has tight hips

• which means NBA offenses will attack him relentlessly one-on-one."

• "Poor help defender and rebounder who doesn’t play with great awareness or effort."

• "Lacks an arsenal of low-post scoring moves and is raw shooting off the dribble."

• "Limited mobility moving laterally will hinder his ability to defend on the perimeter and switch onto more mobile wings and forwards"

• "Explosive leaper

• but physically he will have challenges matching up against bigger forwards in the post in the NBA"

• "Average rebounder

• especially for a player his size and at his position"

Traits

Scouting Sources

"Mike Schmitz", "Kevin O''Conner", "CBS Sports"