spearsy23 wrote:Without any frame of reference outside a few videos in this thread, what is his ball handling like? He seems a bit robotic and uncomfortable with the ball, but that's really tough to tell from a highlight clip. If he is just an alright ball handler it limits his upside in terms of becoming star level, but he looks like a really nice role player and a guy most teams could use.
It's odd that you say that. He's closer to being elite at ball-handling than bad. He's been the PG for stretches. He's at his best when he's the primary ball-handler. I've never seen him lose the ball. He has used beautiful crossovers and in-and-out dribbling. He gets wherever he wants... he uses hesitation well.
His movement is unique... I've never perceived it as robotic or uncomfortable though. I think he might be a bit duck-footed (feet point outward more than usual).
From DraftExpress: He regularly created his own shot with his
excellent ball-handling skills and very nice first step... He also scored 13 points in 24 minutes the game before that, making some nice drives and dishes in transition, hitting his open shots, showing off his trademark pull-up jumper from mid-range,
all while handling the ball on a string... He’s a good athlete,
his ball-handling skills are excellent, and he has all kinds of terrific shot-creating tools at his disposal in order to free himself up and create space from the perimeter... He showed
an excellent off hand with a few crazy ball-handling moves, eventually killing an opponent with a perfect crossover move.
His ball-handling is a major strength... especially at 6'6 and in combination with his passing ability.
