Create and manage NBA Draft Players
Ray McCallum
NBA Comparison: Jordan Farmar Strengths: McCallum is a well-rounded "stat sheet stuffer" point guard who can both score and distribute … Has good size and strength for his position, standing 6’1 and weighing a muscular 190 … An excellent transition player, McCallum can both score and distribute on the break … Has a high basketball IQ and knows how to get his teammates involved … Makes up for his average speed with his ability to use his body to get open looks around the rim. Has excellent body control overall …
Jared Sullinger
NBA Comparison: Carlos Boozer/Ike Diogu Strengths: Highly refined, old school post player in a draft saturated with “potential”. His game is marked by both power and skill. Legitimate low block scorer often working his way into a high quality look (17.5 PPG on 52% FG). Master of positioning at 280 pounds and establishes early. Uses his wide body and derriere to keep defenders locked onto his hip. Tremendous lower body strength pinning his opponents into submission. Aggressively throws his weight around and unafraid to punish those in his path.
Christian Watford
NBA Comparison: Scott Padgett Strengths: Quality shooter, Watford shows potential as a stretch forward … Has good size (6’9") and length (7’0") for a player with his shooting ability … Drives to the basket with aggression and draws his share of fouls … Deadly catch-and-shoot player … Has the size to play the 4 if necessary, thus spreading the floor and minimizing his flaws in perimeter defense … Good step-back jumper … His length aids him on the defensive end … Possesses a decent face-up game…Solid rebounding small forward …
Noel Johnson
Notes: Transfer from Clemson
Royce White
NBA Comparison: Anthony Mason/Boris Diaw Strengths: Super-intriguing prospect with lottery-level tools and talent … Thick, powerful and intimidating frame … Aggressive athlete that likes to attack the rim … Possesses great speed for someone his size … Runs the court extremely well, especially with the ball in his hands … Doesn’t have a problem with pulling down a defensive rebound and then leading the fast-break himself … Remarkable ball-handler … Doesn’t have the loose dribble that a lot of other taller players have …
Roscoe Smith
NBA Comparison: Chris Richard Strengths: With great length and athleticism, Smith’s measurables make him an intriguing physical specimen…Great rebounder, especially for his size. Averaged 10.9 RPG last season, good for fifth in the entire nation…Talented, versatile defender. Has the lateral quickness to defend on the perimeter, but the length to defend other power forwards in the post…7’1.5" wingspan…36 inch max vert…Good face-up game. Can spot up and hit consistently from mid-range…Gets up and down
Harrison Barnes
NBA Comparison: Glen Rice
Avery Bradley
NBA Comparison: Monta EllisStrengths: An athletic guard with excellent explosiveness, Bradley has a long wingspan which helps make up for his lack of height for a shooting guard (6’3 in sneakers) … Bradley’s biggest asset offensively is his ability to shoot from the outside … He can hit from a catch and shoot position, and looks beyond comfortable pulling up off the dribble …
Tony Wroten
Player Comparison: Iman Shumpert/Tyreke Evans Strengths: Great size and strength for a point guard … Excellent crossover, change of pace dribble, and first step make him near impossible to prevent from reaching the basket … Finishes well in traffic, while being able to adjust his shot in the air … His success grew as the season progressed as his finesse layups started to fall … Always looking to attack and put pressure on the defense, while remaining a very willing passer …
Tristan Thompson
NBA Comparison: Charles Smith Strengths: A lefty post player with a tremendous wingspan … He has made improvements to his body, shedding the baby fat he carried throughout high-school, he has also added some mass and definition (his frame shows the potential to support even more weight without taking away from his explosiveness) … A good athlete, he is able to make plays on both ends of the floor thanks to his length, energy and blue collar approach… He establishes good early position and gets a high number of easy looks in transition thanks t
Jan Vesely
NBA Comparison: Mike Dunleavy/Andrei Kirilenko Strengths: Possesses a terrific combination of size and length for the SF position … Offensively, he improved his low post game and is looking to post up more this year; he can post up smaller defenders and uses his height advantage to score over defenders; has a height/length advantage on almost every player in Europe … Jan has good motor and excellent ability to run the floor (most of his points are off of dunks, put-backs and points in transition) … Good hands around the basket …
Mike Taylor
NBA Comparison: N/A
Tyrone Brazelton
NBA Comparison: N/A
James Davis
NBA Comparison: N/A
Daniel Perez
NBA Comparison: N/A
Michel Diouf
NBA Comparison: N/A
Alessandro Gentile
NBA Comparison: Sasha Danilovic Strenghts: Standing at 6-7 he has good size for the position, with a big solid body that allows him to easily withstand contact at the highest European level … He has a complete offensive repertoire: pull up jumpers, fakes, use of pivot feet and a great ability to utilize his body even in the post … He’s really aggressive on the floor, with a great ability to attack the basket and get to the rim …