emoni bates,,,will he declare

[eminence]

I don't think him being 6'9 matters too much, the rest of his measurements are of a ~6'6 guy, and compared to them he's not particularly skilled as a handler or shooter.

[Duke4life831]

haven't seen anyone say that, just that he's been very overrated over the years, which he was. naturally the blowback is going to be hard against it considering a lot of people have been saying he's a generational prospect when he's not.

still most likely a lotto guy when he comes out but he's not a cant miss guy.

I will say that haha.

Either than height and form on his shot, really nothing much else about his game I'm a fan of. And I don't see any great potential with him either. His wingspan is tiny, his first step is non-existent. So with his lack of quickness and lack of wingspan, not seeing him every becoming a good defender (especially considering he's horrible on that end at the moment). And ya with his complete lack of a first step, not sure I ever see him being a dynamics creator on the ball. And his form his nice, but he's far from being a knock down shooter.

i disagree a little bit there, he has pretty outlier ball skills for a 6-9 guy, a lot of juice in his handle, good CoD and highly coordinated overall, a lot of versatility to his shot too.

obviously there are real physical issues with him and he's NOWHERE near the cant miss guy a lot of people made him out to be, but don't think there's nothing there either.

My issue is him being 6'9 doesn't mean much to me. The only advantage that really gives him is the release point on his shot. With his super short arms and lack of explosiveness, he's going to play a lot smaller than his 6'9 listed height.

I agree he has a good handle for his size, but he showed no ability at all to use it to drive by college defenders. He really struggled to create any kind of separation.

To me his best bet is to become a legit sharpshooter, I just don't know if he has that ability. I would have a hard time wasting a 1st round pick on him next year if he doesn't drastically improve his jumpshot numbers.