Strengths: Talented lead guard … Has persevered through a rough upbringing (losing both parents young) and shows great hunger and toughness because of it … Excellent one on one player … Has a bag of tricks offensively with crossovers and AND1 type moves … Uses change of direction well to get his defenders off balance … Plays well in an open court game with great speed and body control … Handles the ball effortlessly … Strong finisher capable of taking the ball all the way to the rack in traffic … Very strong body able to physically overpower opponents … Picture perfect high release and high arc on his shot … Hard worker, his outside shot has shown steady improvement … Capable of big time scoring outbursts … Adept at shooting with just an inch of daylight …Strong defender, very aggressive looking for steals on the ball and on passes … Great leadership ability … Excellent maturity … Has excellent size/strength for the point guard position … Quality free throw shooter …

Weaknesses: Some consider him more of a combo than a true point guard … Isn’t a natural at setting the table and running the show as a point guard but has shown improvement in that area … With Lowry playing the point, some of his deficiencies are covered up … His passing ability is decent, but not great for a point guard … Can be too aggressive at times offensively forcing bad shots … Aggressiveness defensively can lead to foul problems, he can also get caught gambling for steals …