OFFENSIVE COMP: JAYSON TATUM, GRANT HILL, DEFENSIVE COMP: AK47,
OVERALL GENERATIONAL TALENT. DEFENSIVELY HE'S ALREADY A MENACE, WITH HUGE POTENTIAL. OFF BALL HE FLIES ALL OVER THE PLACE AND IS AN ELITE RIM PROTECTOR FOR A WING DEFENDER. HE CAN SWITCH AT TIMES, AND EVEN HOLDS HIS OWN WITH BIGS OCCATIONALLY. ON BALL HE'S ABLE TO STAY WITH HIS MAN, AND IS GOOD WITH HIS HANDS. OCCASIONALLY IS A LITTLE TRIGGER HAPPY BUT NOT OVERLY CONCERNED THERE. OFFENSIVELY HE'S DEVELOPED THIS YEAR AS A JUMP SHOOTER BUT COULD STILL IMPROVE THERE. HIS ALTHLETICISM HELPS HIM AS A FINISHER AT THE RIM. HE'S BEEN MOST SURPRISING AS A PLAYMAKER AND PASSER THIS YEAR. HIS HANDLE IS SUS AT TIMES BUT IF HE CAN IMPROVE THAT HE CAN HAVE A HIGH LEVEL PLAYMAKING ROLE IN THE LEAGUE, SIMILAR TO WHAT WE'VE SEEN TATUM DEVELOP OVER THE LAST COUPLE YEARS IN MY OPINION. HIS JUMP SHOOTING AND HANDLE WILL ULTIMATELY DECIDE HIS CEILING AS A LEAD SCORER IN MY OPINON BUT HE IS ALREADY AN ELITE CONNECTOR ON OFFENSE AND HAS ALL NBA DEFENSE WRITTEN ALL OVER HIM ALREADY. I SEE HIM AS A FOR SURE TOP 10 PLAYER IN HIS CAREER WITH A TOP 5 PLAYER CEILING. LASTLY, HIS DOG MENTALITY IS APPARENT AND IT IS AT AN ALL TIME HIGH. HE GOES INTO ANY GYM AND COMPETES WITH WHOEVER IS THERE. THIS IS A GREAT SIGN FOR NOT ONLY HIS COMPETITIVENESS IN THE LEAGUE, BUT ALSO HIS DRIVE TO KEEP GETTING BETTER, TO BE THE BEST. I'M VERY HIGH ON COOPER AS A PROSPECT AND HE'S ABOUT AS SURE FIRE A FIRST OVERALL PICK AS YOU GET I THINK.