This time last year, Immanuel Quickley would not have registered as a blip on the radar of the NBA Draft experts. A lot can change in 12 months. The off-ball sharpshooter transformed himself from a sparingly used reserve guard as a freshman into the SEC Player of the Year and third-team All-American in just a year. In the 2018-19′ season, UK, rarely hurting for NBA [ . . . ]
Carsen Edwards may only be 6-feet tall, but let’s be clear, he’s a shooting guard, not a point guard. In his three years at Purdue, he never averaged more than three assists per game, and never led his team in assists. For his career, he has an assist-turnover ratio of 1.13, which is respectable, but far from ideal for a point guard. This is not [ . . . ]
Chikezie “KZ” Okpala is a long and athletic wing, with broad shoulders and room for future growth. This season, he was the best player on a young Stanford team that struggled in a down year for the PAC 12. His numbers improved significantly compared to his freshman season, and he was a first-team All-PAC-12 selection. The sophomore averaged 16.8 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and [ . . . ]
Grant Williams is an undersized power forward, who uses strength and physicality to dominate in the paint. He also has a high basketball IQ and great feel for the game, and makes significant contributions as both a passer and a defender. This season, he produced outstanding numbers, averaging 18.8 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.1 steals, and 1.5 blocks per game, with shooting splits of [ . . . ]
It’s been quite a journey for Goga Bitadze, who is not yet 20 years old. At the age of 16, the native of Georgia (the country) was getting minutes in the top league in Russia (VTB United), but for the most part, he mostly played at the junior level until last season, when he became a regular starter for Mega Bemax in the Adriatic and [ . . . ]
A top-five recruit, Romeo Langford had a solid season for Indiana, but didn’t quite live up to expectations. He was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year, averaging 16.5 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 1.6 steals and blocks combined per game, with shooting splits of .448/.272/.722. His lackluster season led to him slowly slipping on most draft boards, and at this point in [ . . . ]
While he may not be a household name in the United States, Rui Hachimura has been a star on the international level for some time, especially in his home country of Japan. Scouts began to take note as far back as the 2014 U17 World Cup, when he played for the Japanese national team. He led all scorers in that tournament with an average of [ . . . ]
The team that selects Cam Reddish will do so based far more on potential than on what he did this season as a freshman. To put it mildly, he struggled to mesh with Duke’s other stars, Zion Williamson and R. J. Barrett, who dominated the ball and clogged up the paint. For the most part, Reddish took on the role of a spot-up shooter, who [ . . . ]
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