Dat2U wrote:I honestly haven't scouted Vassell thoroughly yet but it's a major red flag if a perimeter player cannot create a shot for himself or others.
I can't think of one recently successful perimeter player who had such limited skill.
Klay Thompson?
Khris Middleton?
Admittedly, those are high end comparisons for a limited player like him. Robert Covington seems a more likely outcome.
Vassell seems most useful on a team with a primary creator already aboard.
The AthleticSam Vecenie wrote:Devin Vassell | 6-5 wing | 20 years old, sophomore | Florida State
Few players helped themselves more this season than Vassell. The only thing that could slow his rise up draft boards, unfortunately, is the season ending so abruptly. He brings an awful lot to the table and his game looks like a pretty simplistic fit in the modern NBA. It would no longer be a shock to see him end up in the late lottery. I’d put his range somewhere from 12 to 25.
He’s a big wing with a ton of length who can hit well over 40 percent from 3 and has great length while defending at a solid clip. His numbers look a bit pedestrian, averaging 12.7 points and 5.1 rebounds per game, but Florida State’s offense really tended to spread things around. And the whole idea of Vassell is that he’s a tailor-made role player due to his elite-level shooting ability, as Vassell hit 41.5 percent of his 3s this season. And beyond that, he’s an absolutely terrific wing defender with strong lateral quickness. He’s also a playmaker on that end of the floor, averaging 1.4 steals and 1.0 blocks. The list of players to do what Vassell did over the last 30 years in a high-major league is seven names long and includes Shane Battier, Danny Green, Wes Johnson, Mikal Bridges, Demetris Nichols and Markelle Fultz. And if you include mid-majors, you see Paul George, Danny Granger and Robert Covington pop up. Basically, this is your patented 3-and-D player, and NBA teams continue to have a very real need for these guys.
