Draft Notes

[Matt]

Centers

Maciej Lampe - Extremely raw with upside. Solid post defense and rebounding. Good strength.

Kendrick Perkins - Good shot-blocker and defender. Strong rebounder. Very strong. Poor handles and quickness.

Zaza Pachulia - Crafty scoring with a decent jump shot. Decent positional defense and maybe some steals. Average rebounder.

Mike Sweetney - Solid scorer in the paint. Good post defense. Very good rebounder. Takes care of the ball. Strong.

Sofoklis Schortsanitis - Takes up A LOT of space. Decent scoring with some rebounding. Can't shoot and slow as shit.

Power Forwards

Nick Collison - Decent jump shot. Good decision-maker. Good post defender. Excellent rebounder.

Brian Cook - Stretches the floor. Good positional defense. Solid rebounder.

Josh Powell - A little bit of scoring on the inside. Decent jump shot. Might get a steal and a block a game. Subpar rebounding.

Matt Bonner - Shoots the ball well. Solid post defense. Average rebounder.

Small Forwards

Jarvis Hayes - Decent scoring inside and out. Takes care of the ball. Pretty good defender. Subpar rebounder.

Jason Kapono - Very good shooter that takes care of the ball.

Mickael Pietrus - Some steals and very good positional defense. Takes care of the ball. Scoring is pretty raw. Good quickness but below average strength.

Josh Howard - Good inside scoring and jump shot. Good handles and steals. Solid perimeter defense. Above average rebounding. Very SLN ready.

Luke Walton - Scale Josh Howard down a lot and you get Luke Walton.

Travis Outlaw - Very similar to Pietrus but with worse handles and offense but better stocks. Should get some blocks.

Carlos Delfino - Sneaky strength and athleticism. Decent scoring ability with a good outside game. Some steals. Rebounding is just okay.

Shooting Guards

Ndudi Ebi - Extremely raw. Some inside scoring. No 3P game. Okay tools on defense. Project player.

Dahntay Jones - Decent inside. Good jump shot with a developing 3P shot. Handles need work. Might get a steal a game.

Willie Green - Decent scoring, handles, and quickness. Solid positional defense. Mediocre rebounding.

Kyle Korver - Excellent shooter. Money from the line and range well beyond the arc. Takes care of the ball but not a great defender or rebounder.

Marquis Daniels - Solid slashing ability. Okay jump shot but 3P needs work. Average across the board on defense. Decent rebounding at the guard position.

Sasha Pavlovic - Flashes of scoring inside and out, could be nice with some work. Sneaky good man defender that might get a steal a game. Decent strength.

Point Guards

Leandro Barbosa - Blazing fast. Good jump shot with some range beyond the arc. Handles are okay but doesn't look to pass much. Probably good for a steal a game. Bad rebounding. Might have a solid future as a combo guard.

Mo Williams - Very good shooter. Decent handles and quickness. Not much beyond that but should find a role in the league for sure.

Luke Ridnour - Very good court vision. Makes really cool passes. Good jump shot, quickness and handles. Not much of a defender.

Jose Calderon - Good shooter with okay handles. Decent court vision. Defense isn't unsalvageable. Decent quickness and strength.

Marcus Banks - Good jump shot and solid positional defense. Decent quickness.

Steve Blake - Very good handles. Solid jump shot. Decent quickness and positional defense.