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Mr.Raptorsingh wrote:How is Giannis' jumpshot? If he can get it to a respectable level, we're looking at really good player in the NBA.

Greek wrote:

Mr.Raptorsingh wrote:How is Giannis' jumpshot? If he can get it to a respectable level, we're looking at really good player in the NBA.

As it is right now jumb shot is his main weakness, but its the easiest skill to fix...

Knux-Future wrote:

Greek wrote:

Mr.Raptorsingh wrote:How is Giannis' jumpshot? If he can get it to a respectable level, we're looking at really good player in the NBA.

As it is right now jumb shot is his main weakness, but its the easiest skill to fix...

I;ve heard this so many times and outside of LeBron..not many crap shooters become good shooters...and it took LeBron damn near 8 years.

Giannis Adetokunbo
After scoring 17 points on 4/5 from inside the arc and 2/4 from three on top of 5 rebounds, 1 assist, and 4 fouls in 20 minutes against a Turkish team including 2012 Nets second-rounder Ilkan Karaman, Euroleague center Oguz Savas, and former Texas point guard Dogus Balbay, Giannis Adetokunbo was impressive in his third game in as many days.

Starting off the game with a cheap foul and a traveling call, which have plagued the competition on the whole, Adetokunbo finished the first quarter against the Italian Senior National B Team with 0 points. Scoring 10 points in the second quarter, he connected on a couple of nice floaters in the lane to get himself going. Finishing the game with 12 points, Adetokunbo once again showed promising offensive versatility, doing a little bit of everything in the paint, from the perimeter, and as a primary ball handler, but also making it clear that he still has a ways to go on this end of the floor.

Once again, Adetokubo did his best work on the defensive end, where his length and foot speed allowed him to contest perimeter shots, defend multiple positions after switching, rotate from the weakside to challenge shots, and trap ball-handlers in the corners. Though he lacks strength, the 18 year old didn't let himself get pushed around by the more experienced player he was competing against, showing the type of toughness he'll need as he begins to compete more regularly against quality competition.

The NBA scouts in attendance had a hard time hiding how impressed that were with his poise and basketball relative to where he's at in his learning curve. Teams in the 20's believe there's virtually no chance he gets to them. While Adetokunbo was far from dominant here, he helped himself in a major way by showing that he can hold his own against legitimate players over the last two days against a collection of talented pros from Italy and Turkey which will earn him a significant boost in our top-100 rankings and 2013 mock draft when we make our next updates.