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Playing style and weight puts a lot of pressure on his legs and feet. Natural instincts for where defense is coming from and going to, instinctual dribble counters … Nice outlets, keeps his head up in transition Defensive instincts … Good anticipation on blocks, pins shots w/o goal tending or fouling and allows for team to recover … When he tries, moves feet well on perimeter, quick hands, changes direction well … Plays defensive back well, baiting opposing guards to throw a pass to his guy and then jumping the pass for an easy steal with his great closing speed … Quick hands, gets a lot of strips and deflections … Has shown improvement on pull ups and step back jumpers, looks fluid, getting squared, going straight up but hasn’t made them with great accuracy so far … Magnetic personality, natural entertainer, great kid off the court by all accounts … As long as he continues to develop, intangibles are in place to be a future star … Great conditioning, especially considering his body type … Weaknesses Absorbed a lot of instruction and improved his skill set at Duke … Good hand eye coordination, able to split traps, keep dribble low, very quick hands … Very effective in and out dribble in transition … Has a solid spin move off the dribble and a quick behind the back dribble as well.

Agile and nimble … Ability to catch the ball, gather and quickly change direction, avoid defender … Excellent acceleration with the ball in hands, blows by guys playing off him, beats guys to spot … Good motor on offensive glass, strong along with leaping ability … Good hands … Catches tough passes, gets 50/50 balls … Wide frame makes it hard to get around him for defenders to contest, able to finish around and through defenders … He is a freight train in the open court and nearly impossible to stop with his combination of size, speed and ball skills … Often beats double and triple teams with both strength and finesse … Strong enough to finish through contact, able to get to rim at a high rate … Good court vision and solid decision making … Imaginative passer and play maker … Solid recognition of defensive schemes, unselfish, looks for teammates … Recognizes traps and double teams, doesn’t panic, moves the ball intelligently … Ball handling moves and shiftiness is super high level at size/age … Very coachable. Incredibly smooth and light on his feet at size. Incredibly unique prospect from a physical attribute standpoint … Strength and explosiveness to finish through contact easily and hang in the air … Impacts the game on both ends of the floor … Foot work and body control are like a guard’s at 280 lbs … Has an incredibly explosive second jump with the touch and concentration to finish … Underrated length with a near 6’11 wingspan … Tremendous anticipation, which allows him the ability to play a step ahead of opponents … A nightmare to defend in space … Very well coordinated movement for someone with his size and youth. NBA Comparison: Charles Barkley/Blake Griffin Strengths