Defense/Rebounding
- 2.8 blk%, .8 stl%, 8.8 dreb%, 1.0 oreb%
- makes a good first rotation then floats
- spends an excessive amount of time in no-man's-land
- lazy as a screen navigator
- solid at the POA and as a ball denier
Playmaking
- 12.9 ast%, 11.0 to%
- handle has some real shift, especially east/west
- throws schemed passes well
- mostly only passes when he can't score
- doesn't see plays unfolding in front of him
Shooting
- 36.8 3p%, 41.7 long2%, 80.0 ft%
- can shoot off real movement
- flashes of OTD shooting are tantalizing
- comes off screens well
- shot release is incredibly fast
Finishing
- 61.7% at the rim, 8-8 on dunks
- has trouble creating space on drives
- good touch on floaters and runners
- handles contests well as a driver
Miscellaneous
- leaks out in transition well
- doesn't cut very hard
Conclusion
An elite shooter with potential to be a top tier self creator, there's a lot of worries in the rest of his game, but if the shooting really hits he's worth a lotto selection, he has a great combination of size and tools.
Defense/Rebounding
- .7 blk%, 3.2 stl%, 8.9 dreb%, 1.4 oreb%
- constantly plays in passing lanes, can tend to overgamble, especially against poor comp
- uses his strength and length well at the POA
- screen nav is solid
- alright rebounder for his size, just wasn't tasked much w crashing the glass
Playmaking
- 19.6 ast%, 12.9 to%
- excellent post entry passer
- moves the ball well as a connective passer
- makes great interior passes on drives
- misses some kickouts but when he throws them they've got great delivery and timing
Shooting
- 38.4 3pt%, 40.0 long2%, 84.8 ft%
- elite c&s shooter w NBA range
- creates a ton of space off the dribble and can knock em down at a great rate
- automatic from the midrange
- moves really well off the ball as a shooter
Finishing
64.3% at the rim, 6-6 on dunks
- really improved as a finisher this year, improved his process around the rim
- can bully his way to the rim w his strength
- has a nice lil floater that he hits at a solid rate
- mostly drives to score
Miscellaneous
- really improved his craft as a driver this year and got the line a lot more
- great guard screener, knows when to slip and when to make contact
Conclusion
Sasser is such an obvious bet to be an NBA player, he's an elite shooter and scorer in general who can hold his own on the defensive end and was one of the best players in college basketball last year. He's improved a lot this year in a few key areas that make him an almost bulletproof prospect other than his age.
Defense/Rebounding
- 1.2 blk%, 2.5 stl%, 10.1 dreb%, 2.2 oreb%
- closeouts are hit or miss
- can slide his feet alright at the POA, is just weak atm
- ball watches a lot off the ball
- has a lot of really stupid fouls
Playmaking
- 22.9 ast%, 13.0 TO%
- every single pass is a jump pass
- major ball stopper, takes some time to process the floor
- great screen navigator
Shooting
- 33.6 3pt%, 35.0 long2%, 70.1 ft%
- release is ultrafast and he has real NBA range
- super comfortable OTD shooter
- more of a shot taker than shotmaker at this point
- creates a ton of space on jumpers
Finishing
- 53.1% at the rim, 7-7 on dunks
- drives w intent to score, doesn't pass out of drives
- touch is poor around the rim
- great feel for cutting
- has a dribble cross he likes to use to split defenders
Miscellaneous
- incredibly fast, loves to push the pace and leak out in transition
- good nose for the ball
Conclusion
An athletic offguard with a propensity for launching from deep three point range. He's an elite offball player who will command a ton of defensive attention and open up driving lanes for stars while not being a complete pushover on the defensive end.
Defense/Rebounding
- .7 blk%, 2.3 stl%, 13.6 dreb%, 4.2 oreb%
- floats a lot offball and loses his man
- leaves his man far too often as an offball defender
- has some of the worst gambles possible
- makes one rotation then dies
- solid onball defender, has the strength to guard up the lineup
Playmaking
- 20.0 ast%, 19.8 TO%
- drives primarily to score
- handle is solid, explosion out of moves is not so solid
- mostly makes around the horn type passes
- can make impressive passes but doesn't seem to see lurking defenders
Shooting
- 33.8 3pt%, 33.6 long2%, 79.3 ft%
- gets his shot off w any body alignment
- if he gets any space the shot is going up
- deep range as a shooter
- one of the most talented shotmakers I've ever seen
Finishing
- 58.5% at the rim, 3-4 on dunks
- 0 burst around the rim
- doesn't have great touch either
- mostly drives to create contact
Miscellaneous
- 29.8% USG is impressive, makes it easy to see him scale back into a smaller role
- falls a lot
- decision making is really suspect, predetermines a LOT, passes up open 3's for PU 2's and the like
Conclusion
Keyonte is one of the best tough shotmakers in the class and there's really not much else to say from a hard and fast standpoint. If a team is confident they can fix his process then he's easily worth a lottery pick, but how fixable is that kind of thing? How confident can you be in improvement in other parts of his game? There's upside there if you really believe in feel being developable but its not something we particularly believe in.
Defense/Rebounding
- 1.6 blk%, 2.1 stl%, 14.4 dreb%, 4.4 oreb%
- great man defender, can guard 1-4 at the NBA level
- does a great job at not fouling
- screen nav is great for a guy his size
- digs at the nail and recovers to shooters well
- good positioning and hustle as an offensive rebounder
Playmaking
- 22.3 ast%, 17.3 TO%
- makes scheme passes really well
- crafty delivery as a passer, particularly as an interior passer
- great craft in the PNR
Shooting
- 37.8 3p%, 49.6 long2%, 65.3 ft%
- ft% is worryingly low but he’s a solid shooter nonetheless
- can hit spot ups and punish unders OTD
Finishing
- 61.3% at the rim, 9-10 on dunks
- great touch finisher around the rim
- good touch on push shots and floaters out to the ft line
- stops a lot before getting all the way to the rim
- has a nice lil post spin move
Miscellaneous
- moves well off the ball and pushes pace well
Conclusion
Colbeh is a coach's player in every sense of the word, he executes scheme, hustles and consistently makes smart plays. He's the player the three of us disagree most on and it mostly comes down to his decision making, is he a robot who only sees schemed plays and the like, or is he a crafty playmaker who sometimes forces the issue too much? At the end of the day, coaches are going to love him at the next level and its easy to see him having a long NBA career.
Defense/Rebounding
- .9 blk%, 1.9 stl%, 12.9 dreb%, 9.2 oreb%
- solid onball defender in iso but has poor footwork and screen nav
- great defender in recovery, doesn’t foul much from behind
- gets absolutely killed offball, gets back cut a ton
- too jumpy as a help defender
- when he's locked in he can lockdown opposing team's best players
Playmaking
- 12.9 ast%, 14.5 TO%
- can hit any pass in front of him, misses passes not in his line of sight
- great delivery on passes
- very quick reaction time, just poor recognition, as a passer and ball handler
- loves to hit his little cross to get into the middle of the floor
Shooting
- 27.0 3p%, 34.6 long2%, 79.4 ft%
- too hesitant to shoot the ball even when he’s wide open
- pump fake king
- catapult-y motion on the jumper
- flashes of movement shooting
Finishing
- 66.7% at the rim, 36-41 on dunks
- great touch on layups, floaters, push shots, hook shots
- gets into guys’ chests well on drives to draw contact
- can finish off one or two
- great first step, bend is alright
Miscellaneous
- 50.5 FTR is great, takes contact so well
- has next level balance
- uses screens really really well
Conclusion
Ricky is one of the weirder prospects in this draft, and that's really saying something in a draft w a 7-5 shooting guard and the 6-11 point guard. He's an automatic paint touch w good touch around the rim and the ability to make kickouts, punish drops and really draw contact as a driver. If he hits he's one of the most useful offensive players in the NBA who's not a complete zero on defense, and even at his lower end outcomes, he's a strong offensively skewed wing who can produce good offense in spurts.
Height: 6'6"
Wingspan: 6'9" probably
Weight: 205 lbs
Age: 21.88 years
Team: Arkansas Razorbacks
Defense/Rebounding
- 2.5 blk%, 1.4 stl%, 15.4 dreb%, 4.2 oreb%
- has flashes of good understanding of where to be positioned off-ball, but never commits to it
- has the physical tools to be impactful defensively, but rarely applies them
Playmaking
- 16.3 ast%, 20.1 TO%
- v flexible and shifts weight well when handling, but does not have an extensive array of handle moves
- fantastic stride length, especially on his first step
- operates the P&R well with his length as a passer
- can definitely create space with the ball in his hands, but needs to be better at maximizing that space as a passer
- flexible in a lot of ways, but not so much as a dribbler
Shooting
- 32.5 3p%, 39.0 long2%, 78.5 ft%
- slow release on the J
- contests bother him a ton
- real flashes of OTD shooting
Finishing
- 61.2% at the rim, 21-23 on dunks
- touch is really up and down
- extremely thin frame shows up when trying to take contact around the rim
- uses his length very well as a finisher with his arm extension
Miscellaneous
- doesn’t move off-ball consistently, takes too many possessions ball watching
- oddly drops a lot of passes when he’s cutting towards the rim
Conclusion
Max Lewis is a very raw yet moldable player in a lot of ways. He possesses a lot of intriguing traits that keep pulling you in despite all of the low lights. The thought of what can be with him as a lengthy wing who can dribble, shoot and pass is enough to garner first-round intrigue, but the downside of a poor developmental context or just not enough development in enough areas remains in the back of your head when thinking about Max Lewis as an NBA prospect.
Defense/Rebounding
- 1.0 blk%, 2.5 stl%, 12.3 dreb%, 5.9 oreb%
- solid rotationally, executes scheme well
- almost too vertical as a rim protector
- great defender in recovery due to his athleticism
- switches well and directs guys well offball
- crashes the offensive rebounds well
Playmaking
- 7.7 ast%, 17.3 TO%
- cannot really read the floor as a playmaker
- handle is alright, functional in transition but doesn't really create advantages w it
- turns the ball over on dumb shit p consistently
- ok passer in transition
Shooting
- 37.8 3p%, 60.8 ft%
- 53-34-77 splits w the junior team
- shot is slow and clanky w major dip
Finishing
- solid cutter, mostly within the scheme but can do some feel cutting
- bouncy enough to catch oops as a cutter
- ok touch as a finisher
Miscellaneous
- absolute unit intransition
- appears to float when he moves
Conclusion
A raw project, Coulibaly was still able to contribute to one of France's top teams and stand out while playing next to Victor Wembanyama and impress scouts w his feel and athleticism. There're are a lot of worries abt his process and how academy brained he is, but w the right coach and development its easy to see Coulibaly being a winning player on the wing for the next decade+
Defense/Rebounding
- 3.4 blk%, 1.7 stl%, 17.8 dreb%, 8.5 oreb%
- poor defender in recovery
- not a defensive playmaker at all, fouls a lot when he tries to create plays
- solid rebounder for his position
- makes good wing rotations well, completely useless around the rim
Playmaking
- 11.7 ast%, 9.5 TO%
- makes quick decisions on drives
- doesn't turn the ball over often
- makes simple reads well, shouldn't be tasked w too much on offense
Shooting
- 33.5 3pt%, 35.2 long2%, 72.9 ft%
- raw % is underwhelming but took a lot of tough attempts, shot 38.7% last year on easier attempts closer to his NBA role
- very comfortable coming off a screen and taking a dribble PU
Finishing
- 67.0% at the rim, 17-22 on dunks
- great straight line driver, especially getting downhill w his left
- creates space on drives using lots of rounded angles
Miscellaneous
- doesn't get to the line a ton, 25.9% FTR, avoids contact on drives
Conclusion
Kris is a really simple prospect, and the briefest possible way to describe him is a wingier version of his brother Keegan. The (slightly) longer way to describe him is as a complete playfinishing wing, he can shoot, dribble, finish and make just enough passes to not be a black hole, the defense is a worry but he does enough to probably be playable come playoff time.
Defense/Rebounding
- 1.5 blk%, 1.4 stl%, 19.6 dreb%, 3.0 oreb%
- holds his own well despite weakness onball
- loses his man consistently offball, cannot track his man at all
- not great at fighting through screens
Playmaking
- 6.7 ast%, 12.9 TO%
- not a great ballhandler, doesn’t create for himself w the ball in his hands
- can do both ends of DHO operation
- can make one read passes well before committing to the drive
- just uhhhhhh doesn’t pass the ball v often
Shooting
- 40.5 3p%, 44.0 long2%, 79.2 ft%
- gonna draw hard closeouts in the NBA
- can hit J’s off motion going to his left
- has NBA range on spot-ups
Finishing
- 62.1% at the rim, 7-7 on dunks
- great feel for how to finish around bigs at the rim
- plays around w funky pickups as a driver
- can finish w both hands on both sides
- keeps guys on his back well
Miscellaneous
- never in collegiate career had below 60% TS
- great offball mover as both a cutter and relocation shooter
Conclusion
Julian Strawther is the consummate offball scoring wing, he just can’t really do much else. He’s got a well rounded offensive skillset, a great feel for offball movement, and great touch, Strawther is a bulletproof offensive playfinisher, if his offball awareness wasn’t bottom tier
Defense/Rebounding
- 1.0 blk%, 2.1 stl%, 9.0 dreb%, .8 oreb%
- sticks on PNR ballhandlers well
- good clseouts, covers ground really well and doesn't foul often
- stats aren't crazy but anecdotally he's a good rebounder
Playmaking
- 16.6 ast%, 18.1 TO%
- too often has to throw jump passes
- elite playmaker in transition
- change of pace is really really nice
- makes quick decisions and can hit v tight windows
Shooting
- 36.2 3p%, 40.0 long2%, 74.9 ft%
- really great spot up shooter
- relocates off the ball well
- can self create from the mid range and three point line
- nasty lil middy fade
Finishing
- 68.3% at the rim, 4-5 on dunks
- crafty as a finisher in the hc and in transition
- touch is really great
- has a ton of force as a driver and takes contact well
- uses gathers well to get to the rim
Miscellaneous
- ethical grifter
- smart offball mover
- absolutely dominant transition player
Conclusion
In a class that lacks real depth Mike Miles is a breath of fresh air for his absolute dominance as a transition player and real ability to create for himself and others in the halfcourt. He lives at the rim which is very impressive for a small guard and is no slouch on the defensive end, staying glued to ballhandlers and bothering wings while being a smart offball player w great feel for the game.
Defense/Rebounding
- 1.4 blk%, 2.5 stl%, 13.1 dreb%, 3.6 oreb%
- elite POA defender w solid hips and footwork
- hands are top-notch, only 2.5 fouls per 40 while being a pest
- screen nav is rough, tho his teammates do leave him out to dry often
- unexceptional offball defender, doesn’t create much but can be a cog in the machine
- boxes out well, really hustles for boards and crashes offensive glass well
Playmaking
- 15.2 ast%, 23.0 TO%
- really good first step, needs a screen from a standstill to create
- doesn’t read the floor v well
- handle is weak but has some nice moments as a tight space operator
- can make nice reads from a standstill but has to pick up the ball
Shooting
- 38.9 3p%, 36.6 long2%, 69.8 ft%
- not a confident shooter
- jumper is a weird old school two motion
- flashes of NBA range as a SU shooter
Finishing
- 65.3% at the rim, 16-17 on dunks
- can make great in-air adjustments
- mostly a below the rim finisher
- touch is fine, nothing special, loves to finish w two hands
Miscellaneous
- motor is great
- real nose for the ball on both ends
Conclusion
Bailey came into the year a super highly touted recruit and I wouldn't say he disappointed but it definitely seems like people have figured out who he is. Lots of talent, hustle and feel for the game, but not a ton of concrete skills atm, especially as a ballhandler, make him a man without a country unless ge can go to a team w a mega initiator.
Defense/Rebounding
- 7.4 dreb%, 2.8 oreb%
- stays vertical when contesting in the paint, makes great rotations as the lowman as well
- uses strength to defend drives well, gets beat laterally tho
- great shotblocker for his size
- slams into screens really hard consistently
Playmaking
- can't great advantages w the ball in his hands
- makes great connective passes consistently
- fantastic passer on the move
- great placement on passes, especially bounce passes
- pushes the pace really well in transition
Shooting
- 30.4 3pt%, 64.5 ft%
- takes a lot of 3's but isn't a great shooter
- don't think he really projects to shoot uhhhhh at all
- footwork is janky
Finishing
- great cutter and offball mover
- can't get dribble drive penetration
- strong finisher who doesn't get pushed off his spots v often
Miscellaneous
- fouls a lot in dumb situations
Conclusion
The ultimate connector prospect, can't really do much creation in the halfcourt, dominant in transition, constantly making the right play and keeping the ball moving. He's a gambler and a poor defender in general but the obvious offensive role and greatness within that role makes him an easy pick for a team that wants to keep the ball moving.
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