NBA Comparison: Duane Washington Jr.

Strengths: A tall, skilled shot-creator with impressive efficiency and production throughout his final three seasons at Georgia Tech … High-level isolation scorer who can finish at all three levels … Experienced an uptick in usage rate from 24% to 28% and maintained efficient shooting splits of 46/36/73 as a senior … Has the size, ball-handling and playmaking skills to run the offense in a second-unit and provide depth in the backcourt … Registered over a steal per game all four seasons of his career showing his solid defensive positioning and quickness to jump passing lanes on the perimeter … Smart, instinctive player on both ends with a great feel in the lane as an initiator … Smooth jump shot in the mid-range and beyond the arc, which is shooting percentages reflect … Fierce competitor who helped his team overcome a double-digit deficit vs. Georgia Southern safter entering a game he wasn’t supposed to play in due to flu-like symptoms …

Weaknesses: Was the star of the show for the Yellow Jackets this season, which caused him to get selfish to a fault at points late in games … One of the older guard prospects who is already 22 and doesn’t offer the premier upside that other projected second-round guards offer … Extremely turnover prone guard who hovered around three turnovers per game each season of his career. Needs to improve the AST:TO ratio that is awfully close to 1:1 for his collegiate career … Frustrating to see most of his percentages and stats fail to improve in any meaningful way. Questions about his dedication to his craft could surface because of this lack of improvement and development throughout his career …

Notes: Measured: 6’4.25” barefoot, 6’5.25” in shoes, 8’2.0” standing reach, 182.6 lbs, 6’6.75” wingspan at the 2022 NBA G-League Elite Camp … All-ACC Third Team Selection as a senior and All-ACC Honorable Mention as a sophomore and junior … 2021 ACC Tournament Most Outstanding Player …

Derek Bast 6/22/22