Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports activities

Nice athleticism… Very robust… A bodily superior participant… Can just about rating at will when he drives to the basket… Wonderful imaginative and prescient of the court docket… Excellent ballhandling expertise… Can play the purpose… Can play the ability ahead spot too… Nice coordination… Nice finisher… Nonetheless runs the ground effectively… In a position to hit unimaginable pictures… Will get numerous steals and blocks… Common three-point and free-throw shooter… Picks his spots to be dominant at this level in his profession… Within the dialogue for finest participant ever.

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Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports activities

As soon as a superior athlete… Very fast and explosive… Nice first step… Received to the basket like only a few others… Numerous aggressive hearth… A quick break ready to occur… Could be a good defender when he’s into it… Fairly good with the stop-and-pop mid-range jumper… Doesn’t at all times make good choices… Unhealthy three-point shooter… Turnover inclined… Has misplaced a step… Is he prepared to alter his sport?

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May be dominant in each offense and protection… One the highest defensive gamers within the sport when wholesome… Nice finisher on the rim… Excellent instincts as a shot blocker… Has added a decent three-point shot… Can shoot from exterior, however not very effectively recently… Shouldn’t fall in love together with his jumper an excessive amount of… Can run the court docket, however perhaps not as quick as earlier than… Not as fluid of an athlete as he as soon as was… Too injury-prone… Common passing expertise for an elite huge man these days.

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It’s going to be an extended evening when you must play him… Tremendous intense participant who’s among the many finest defensive level guards within the final decade… Can guard a lot larger gamers… Performs thoughts video games… Not a lot of an offensive menace, however has hit threes at a decent fee in his profession … That has gone out the window this yr to date … Effectivity has dropped off as a consequence of age, however nonetheless considerably impactful… Not afraid to get in teammates’ faces to get the very best out of them… Has a fame as a unclean participant.

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Got here into the league as an explosive guard with elite athleticism… Has settled extra as a quantity perimeter shooter… Not as proficient off the dribble… Really feel for the sport isn’t that nice… Has the wingspan and agility to be efficient defensively however has but to showcase it.

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Undersized at 6-foot-2… Makes up for it with confidence and skillset… Not lightning quick, however has the flexibility to get to the rim with artful and shifty actions… Left-hand dominant however that’s a bonus in opposition to opponents… Capability to shoot threes off the dribble and catch and shoot with ease… Comfy with the ball in arms to create offense… Small body makes his legal responsibility on protection… A little bit of a gradual healer when he will get harm… Will he return to his pre-injury type?

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports activities

Vitality huge man with good ending potential close to the basket… Provides strong effort on the glass and as a rim-protector… Not the kind of participant you may give the ball to and ask to attain… Have to be spoon-fed, however a strong finisher in that approach… Zero taking pictures menace… On the market to provide some vitality on each ends and that’s just about it.

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Flooring-spacing ahead who can hit three-pointers… Slight of body so undersized for an influence ahead however not fairly fast sufficient to play small ahead full time… However, his taking pictures is sweet sufficient for a job within the NBA… Good pick-and-pop menace with some dribbling potential… Common defender as a consequence of agility-related limitations.

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Playmaker with dimension on the wing… Underrated as a passer… Adept rebounder for a guard/ahead… Stable catch-and-shoot participant… Not tremendous explosive off the dribble… Lengthy and broad, which helps him end in site visitors… Jumps into passing lanes to deflect balls and get steals… Good defensive potential… Might probably blossom right into a helpful 3-and-D wing.

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Nice arms and really feel for scoring within the paint… His size and instincts assist him there… Used to carry onto the ball an excessive amount of… However even his passing has gotten higher… Some upside… Particularly if he can hold hitting threes with a broader pattern dimension… Ineffective defensive participant… Doesn’t defend the rim like a participant together with his dimension and size ought to.

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Efficient as a starter however even higher coming off the bench… Underrated one-on-one scorer… His confidence is usually a detriment… His quickness and shiftiness make him a troublesome cowl… Can hit pictures off the dribble… Inconsistent from three… Not an excellent defender by any means… Not a lot of a staff participant… Purpose he has been on a bunch of groups previously 5 seasons.

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3-and-D swingman kind… Performs with numerous vitality and confidence… Confidence doesn’t completely replicate his potential… Keen to place his physique on the road for free balls and further possessions… Very streaky as a shooter… Position participant who will be out and in of the rotation and received’t make a fuss about it.

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Lightning fast jumper with a clean comply with via… Can get pictures off even over contests … Shoots with numerous confidence and has a inexperienced gentle to let if fly when he’s on the court docket… Tries defensively, simply doesn’t make a lot of an affect on that finish… Offers little else exterior of taking pictures from past the arc.

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Nice dimension and size for a combo guard at 6-foot-5… Assured and aggressive as a scorer and playmaker… Can get to the bucket or arrange teammates with some pizzazz… Lacks the elite athleticism or foot pace to be a brilliant high-level scorer… Stable defender who doesn’t let the dearth of athleticism deter him from getting stops… Good finisher out of the decide and roll.

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Potential 3-and-D man who stays uncooked and desires time to develop… Former celebrity recruit with a five-star ranking who disenchanted mightily in his lone season at Michigan State… Drafted based mostly on potential… Had three-level scoring potential in highschool however hasn’t proven a lot in the best way of effectivity… Will take time to develop however size and scoring potential make him attention-grabbing… Lacks elite burst and energy.

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Combo ahead who performed at two powerhouse NCAA applications in Villanova and Syracuse… Respectable taking pictures stroke however tends to go cold and warm together with his exterior shot… Potential as a stretch 4 who can do some ball-handling and playmaking when known as upon to take action… Mediocre athlete with gradual toes and poor energy, making him a legal responsibility on protection… Might want to lock in with exterior shot to carve out a job within the NBA.

Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports activities

Excellent quickness and possesses a powerful potential to get to the rim and end… Potential as a backup level guard down the highway… Aggressive scorer… Good energy… Streaky exterior shooter who would possibly want to enhance together with his jumper earlier than he will get his shot within the NBA… Artful across the cup and utilizing screens to get to his spots… Good playmaker who likes to get teammates simple appears to be like… Wants extra effort defensively.