Anonymous scouts offer brutally honest takes on top NBA prospects

[Rgiss]

https://www.campusrush.com/2016-nba-draft-scouting-reports-ben-simmons-brandon-ingram-1872857167.html

Some players that might concern the Jazz:

Wade Baldwin, 6'4" sophomore guard, Vanderbilt: "[Sighs.] He'll get picked because of his size and his length, but he just doesn't have that sense of vision to be a floor general. His numbers show he's a good shooter but he takes a little too much time to get his jumper off. One of the longest guards we've see in a while. The question is, can he lead? What he did at Vanderbilt suggests he can't. I think it's pretty well known there was a disconnect between him and that coaching staff. Who's to blame, I don't know. But you're talking about a freak athlete with size. It wouldn't stun me if he goes in the lottery."

Henry Ellenson, 6'11" freshman forward, Marquette: "He's a woeful athlete, but he's a cocky guy. He can play in the low post. Just not real explosive. He shot 28.8% from the college three, but he shot 74.9% from the line, so his stroke's gonna be O.K. I think he's going to be really good. He's an uncommon big because of his ballhandling skills. He's like [retired NBA player] Mehmet Okur, a center who can stretch the floor."

Jakob Poeltl, 7'1" sophomore center, Utah: "Classic low block center. The league has gone away form that, which is to his advantage. How athletic is he in a quick-twitch league? He's going to be really good. The improvements he made in rebounding and free throw shooting were impressive. He's just scratching the surface. If you watch him guard pick and roll, he can switch against guards. He's grown on me. People always forget you have to wait on bigs. I'm a little more high on him than most people. He doesn't shy away from contact and he runs the floor very well."

Domantas Sabonis, 6'10" sophomore forward, Gonzaga: "Highly skilled, fundamentally sound, high basketball IQ. He's going to be really good in screen and rolls. Not the most athletic guy, probably not really an above-the-rim player in an above-the-rim league. Been playing against pros since he was 16. Everything is in that left hand. Hasn't shown yet that he can consistently make a 15-foot jump shot. If he learns that he'll be a borderline starter for a long time. He's an old-school dude. He can really pass. Put him on the floor with four other good players and those guys will love him. He'll be a solid backup. His weakness is his inability to finish inside because of his lack of bounce and length."

Denzel Valentine, 6'6" senior guard, Michigan State: "Stone cold winner. Great leader, high IQ. How good of an athlete is he, and how much better will he get? And then how are his knees? I don't think he has a really high ceiling but he's smart, he can play pick and roll and he can shoot the hell out of the basketball. One-on-one defense is going to be a struggle at times for him. He's an elite passer—not good, elite. I don't think anybody is confident he'd be a great defender, but you like the progress he's made with his jump shot over the years. He's not incredibly quick to get his own shot. I think he'd be a good piece on a winning team, like [Warriors guard] Shaun Livingston."

He has other interesting takes on guys like Bembry, Ulis, Simmons, Dejounte Murray, Maker, Jamal Murray, Labissiere, Demetrius Jackson, Ingram, Hield, etc.

 

[Rgiss]

Also, Here is last year's evaluation by the same scout(s?) (Link 1), and the year before (Link 2), if you want to decide whether to trust how smart this guy is or not.

 

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DeAndre Bembry, 6'6" senior forward, Saint Joseph's: "Versatile, multi-positional player. Smart. He's probably going to fall in a range where he ends up on a real good team. Really smart, heady kid. He's got the 40-year-old man's YMCA game already. What position he guards is probably a question, but he'll find a way to make an impact. The big hiccup is whether he will make enough shots, but if you put him in a game with shooters, then people will realize this guy can play. I could see him being in the class of a Jae Crowder."

Can we draft this ******* already!?

 

[Ron Mexico]

Also, Here is last year's evaluation by the same scout(s?) (Link 1), and the year before (Link 2), if you want to decide whether to trust how smart this guy is or not.

Read the old scouting reports and it sounds just like a lot of the other scouting websites and reports when you look back. Some are pretty good and some are awful most are okay.

Here is some of our players reviews:

Rodney Hood, 6-8 forward, Duke. "He's a little vanilla. Good shooter, not an elite shooter. Doesn't dribble well enough, doesn't pass much but he can rebound. I do like his versatility. He's bigger than you think. He has a chance to be a rotation player. I don't know if he can be a starter."

Dante Exum, 6-6 guard, Australia. "I hear people say they don't think he's a one, but he's a one. Maybe not the truest point guard, but he's gonna be a hell of a player. He gets into the paint whenever he wants. He hasn't played a meaningful game against quality talent since last July."

Trey Lyles, 6’10” forward, Kentucky: “That’s a high-level talent right there. When they were running those platoons, he was the one getting screwed. He’s a good all-around player, although I thought he was average defensively. Very coachable, good character, defends fairly well. He’s not great at anything, but he has good size.”

Trey Burke, 6-1 point guard, Michigan: "I like Burke because he's a winner, he's tough, and he can score. He's got some D.J. Augustin in him. He loves to prove people wrong. We like our guards big, but look at guys like Chris Paul andTony Parker. I think Burke is a solid point guard but I don't see the all-star level."

Jeff Withey, 7-foot center, Kansas: "He can be a good shot blocker in the NBA. He can also affect and alter shots around the basket because of his length. He has no upside, but he's really good at what he does. He shot about 70 percent from the foul line, so if he can make a 12-footer and be a pick-and-pop guy, that will make a huge difference."

Alec Burks, 6-6 sophomore guard, Colorado. I'm not big on him. If your game is built on getting the ball to the rim, there are about 10 teams in the league you can't play well against. You have to be able to make open shots, and I don't know that he can do that. Burks is going to be a good player eventually, but I'd be scared to take him in the top 10 because those guys have to play right away. As good as Dwyane Wade was in college [at Marquette], what really put him over the top was when he got to where he could make NBA threes.

Enes Kanter, 6-11 freshman center, Kentucky. You love the way he plays. He's a big, strong kid and he knows who he is. He's a center and he's going to bang you. He just plays so hard. The coaches at Kentucky said he just works his tail off and really wants to be good. He's quiet. I think he uses the language barrier as a bit of a crutch; he understands English most of the time. He's a real physical specimen, but he can go through you and still has a little bit of feel. He can get hook shots and fallaways and he can step out and shoot it facing the basket.

 

[green]

Those reviews pretty muted nailed all our players.

Hood - borderline starter.
Exum - I still think he will be a star.
Lyles - His best case scenario is a better shooting Boozer.
Burke - I'm not high on him at all, but I do believe he would be closer to the scout's take if Horny was our coach.

Not too bad.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Read the old scouting reports and it sounds just like a lot of the other scouting websites and reports when you look back. Some are pretty good and some are awful most are okay.

Here is some of our players reviews:

It's always funny going back and reading scouting reports on players.

 

[Hekate]

These are not brutal at all. I am disappointed.