Draft Notes

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Centers

Bismack Biyombo - Not much of a scorer. Handles are okay. Very good defender. Will block shots. Slightly above average rebounder. Pretty strong.

Enes Kanter - Good inside scoring, post defense, and rebounding. Decent jump shot. Not very quick. Good strength.

Aron Baynes - Good jump shot. Decent post defense and blocks. Above average rebounder. Handles are eh. Good strength.

Power Forwards

Tristan Thompson - Decent post game. Takes care of the ball pretty well. Might block a shot. Okay post defender. Not a very good shooter. Pretty good rebounder with decent strength. Good upside.

Tobias Harris - Pretty good scoring inside and out. Takes care of the ball. Good quickness with decent strength. Solid rebounder. Might be more of a 3 than a 4. Doesn't really play any defense of note. Cannot go to the NDL.

Kenneth Faried - Some ability to finish at the basket. Not a very good free throw shooter. Handles are iffy. Should get a block and a steal. Pretty good positional defender. Very good rebounder. Good quickness. Cannot go to the NDL.

Nikola Mirotic - Flashes of scoring ability. Good shooter. Might have some stock potential if camped right. Good post defender. Rebounds are right at average. Decent strength. Cannot go to the NDL.

Davis Bertans - Scores pretty well from anywhere on the floor. Very good jump shot. Takes care of the ball. Decent strength. No defense to note. Good upside. Cannot go to the NDL.

Jan Vesely - Offense-adverse. Should get a steal or two. Good post defender. Decent quickness for his size. Above average rebounder. Good strength.

Lavoy Allen - Decent defender that might block a shot. Decent rebounder. Good strength.

Jon Leuer - A bit of scoring inside and out. Probably doesn't have the quickness to play the 3. Very good positional defender. Above average rebounder.

Small Forwards

Bojan Bogdanovic - Very good scoring potential. Solid inside, good jump shot, decent range. Doesn't play defense. Decent strength and quickness. Good upside. Cannot go to the NDL.

Chandler Parsons - Dabbles in just about everything but blocks. Doesn't really excel anywhere but has a solid base in most areas. Decent project player.

Chris Singleton - Not a very good offensive player but takes care of the ball decently well and plays pretty good defense. Should get steals. Good rebounder for his position. Good quickness and strength.

Kyle Singler - Good jump shot. Takes care of the ball. Might get a steal. Decent strength and quickness.

Shooting Guards

Alec Burks - Some scoring ability with good handles. Pretty good jump shot. Might get a steal. Decent athleticism.

Jimmer Fredette - Very good scorer. Excellent jump shot. Decent vision. Handles are iffy. Bad defender. Bad rebounder.

Iman Shumpert - Good jump shot. Decent vision. Good perimeter defender. Very good steals. Not a great rebounder.

Justin Holiday - Some scoring ability. Pretty good handles. Very good jump shot. Good steals. Rebounding isn't very good. Needs to hit the weights. Very good quickness.

E'Twaun Moore - Decent shooter. Decent vision. Good handles and very good quickness.

Point Guards

Isaiah Thomas - Very good scoring from the PG position. Excellent jump shot. Excellent quickness. Will turn it over. Might get a steal but no defense outside of that. Very poor rebounder. Good upside. Cannot go to the NDL.

Reggie Jackson - Very good jump shot. Decent range. Good vision. Handles are lacking.

Cory Joseph - Decent shooter. Good handles. Might get a steal. Decent quickness and strength.

Shelvin Mack - Good vision. Decent handles. Should get a steal or so. Very good perimeter defense.

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