Big Board Rankings

Strengths

• "Strong

• powerful frame. Aggressive getting downhill in a straight line. Good athlete in space."

• "Flashy scorer who has confidence to pull up from anywhere. He can comfortably step back or side-step into 3s."

• "Good shooter off the catch. Texas Tech ran him off screens and he showed upside manipulating defenders to create space before launching shots."

• "At his best in the open floor. He has fluidity scoring on the break

• and explosiveness scoring around the rim."

• "Strong frame for a guard with long arms. If he’s able to improve some of his fixable weaknesses

• it’s easy to see him becoming a dynamic scorer due to his ability to generate shots."

• "Potentially a good man-to-man defender if his fundamentals improve thanks to his length and frame."

• "Athletic off-ball defender who can make noise in passing lanes and disrupt shots."

• "Sharpshooting off-ball guard with quick release"

• "Reliable catch-and-shoot weapon from 3-point range: made 42.6% of his 141 3-point attempts in freshman season at Texas Tech"

• "Heady defensive playmaker off the ball capable of disrupting passing lanes"

Areas to Improve

• "Lives off a lot of tough

• contested jumpers. On-court decision making is still a work in progress."

• "Struggles scoring around the rim. His lack of burst is a detriment since he’s not able to shed defenders off the dribble. He rarely uses his left hand and ends up settling for too many low-percentage floaters."

• "Streaky shooter. While he made 43 percent of his 3-point attempts in college

• he hit just 64 percent of his free throws. How real is his jumper?"

• "Shot selection: He takes a lot of tough shots in situations when he should pass or drive to the rim. He’s presently not a primary option due to his shaky handle

• but he plays like he is."

• "Subpar playmaker who lacks feel in the pick-and-roll and misses too many open teammates."

• "Loses interest on defense and lacks basic fundamentals. His NBA team will need to work extensively with him in pretty much all areas

• from man-to-man defense to closing out on shooters."

• "3-point shooting is slightly anomalous: has never been known as a shooter dating back to high school

• and his free throw shooting (64.1%) suggests it may be a small-sample success story"

• "Not a good playmaker and not a good dribbler; has a very small role which he fills well

• but has a lot to improve on to become a rounded offensive player"

Traits

Scouting Sources

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