NBA Comparison: Bryn Forbes

Strengths: 6’3 combo guard … Good strength and balance … Can play on or off the ball … Prolific shooter. Shoots well off the catch, dribble, or on the move with good balance. Creates space to get his shot off fairly well. Gets into the midrange at a nice rate, can stop on a dime, and has much success with his pull-up. Solid floater … Can score in bunches … Good form and catches the ball already squared up with no wasted motion in 3PT shot. Quick release. Shooting range extends to the NBA 3PT line. Won the McDonald’s All-American 3PT Contest … Reliable free throw shooter. Shot 80% FT% at the NBPA Top 100 and 86.4% FT% over the Nike EYBL in 2022 … Solid court vision and ball-handler … Committed and tough on ball defender. Defends well off the ball. Averaged 1.7 steals per game over the Nike EYBL in 2022 … Highly confident and competitive. Knows how to play aggressive without being selfish …

Weaknesses: More wired to score than facilitate and doesn’t have great size as he’s more of a two-guard … Isn’t a real explosive athlete … Can work on getting to the rim more, tends to live on pull-ups. May struggle against length when scoring at the rim at the next levels. Can improve scoring efficiency: 11.3 PPG 37.5% FG% NBPA Top 100 2021, 11.2 PPG 41.5% FG% U18 Americas Championship 2022, 15.2 39.4% FG% EYBL 2022 … While he can definitely light it up from outside, he can still improve 3PT shooting consistency: 22.2% 3PT% 6 3PTA U18 Americas Championship 2022, 26.7% 3PT% 3 3TPA NBPA Top 100 2022, 34% 3PT% on 5.7 3PT attempts per game over the Nike EYBL in 2022 … Doesn’t heavily contribute in other areas outside of scoring … Lack of ideal size, athleticism, and diverse scoring arsenal hinder his projection as an off-ball guard in the NBA … Older for his class, turned 19 in February of his senior year of high school …

Outlook: Duke freshman … Scored 9 points in the 2023 McDonald’s All-American Game … Scored 10 points (5-9 FG) in the 2023 Nike Hoop Summit … Won Gold at the 2022 U18 Americas Championship … 2022 and 2023 California Gatorade Player of the Year … 2023 Naismith High School Boys All-American Honorable Mention …

Evan Tomes 9/12/23