Post by victor2111 on Jan 23, 2015 0:30:37 GMT -5
Here you go, buddy.
"There's so much to love about his game," an anonymous NBA general manager told ESPN of the guard, who excites next-level personnel because of his ability to play either guard spot.
"Even when he has a bad game, it looks like a good one because every time the ball leaves his lands, it looks like it's going in. He plays with such great confidence and has a terrific feel. I think he could be a James Harden-type player at the next level. That's what kind of scorer and playmaker he could be."
Jay Bials: IF you could pick one PG to start your team with, who is it?
"There's so much to love about his game," an anonymous NBA general manager told ESPN of the guard, who excites next-level personnel because of his ability to play either guard spot.
"Even when he has a bad game, it looks like a good one because every time the ball leaves his lands, it looks like it's going in. He plays with such great confidence and has a terrific feel. I think he could be a James Harden-type player at the next level. That's what kind of scorer and playmaker he could be."
Another general manager on Russell: "We thought for a while we would have a great chance of landing him in the late lottery. But we've given up. He's too good. After Okafor, Mudiay and Towns are all off the board, I think he'll be heavily in the conversation."
Jay Bials: IF you could pick one PG to start your team with, who is it?
Jay Bilas: Delon Wright is a terrific player and impacts winning in a big way. But I initially narrowed my list to two -- Ohio State's D'Angelo Russell or Green Bay's Keifer Sykes.
Shortly after the Wooden Award news was released. Draft Express released its updated list of top 100 prospects for the 2015 NBA draft, and Russell has risen to No.4.
The only players ahead of Russell, in order, are Duke freshman center Jahlil Okafor, point guard Emmanuel Mudiay, who skipped his freshman year of college to play professionally in China, and Kentucky freshman forward Karl Towns.
ESPN draft analyst Chad Ford has Russell at No.6 in his top 100, behind Okafor, Mudiay, Towns, Latvian forward Kristaps Porzingis of Latvia and UCLA freshman forward Kevon Looney.
Russell is “so smooth,” an NBA scout told Ford in December. “He's got the chance to be a special player. You love big point guards who can shoot it, get to the rim, see the floor and know how to balance all of that. I wish he was a little quicker or more explosive. He might have some issues defensively. But, offensively, he could be really good in our league.”
The only players ahead of Russell, in order, are Duke freshman center Jahlil Okafor, point guard Emmanuel Mudiay, who skipped his freshman year of college to play professionally in China, and Kentucky freshman forward Karl Towns.
ESPN draft analyst Chad Ford has Russell at No.6 in his top 100, behind Okafor, Mudiay, Towns, Latvian forward Kristaps Porzingis of Latvia and UCLA freshman forward Kevon Looney.
Russell is “so smooth,” an NBA scout told Ford in December. “He's got the chance to be a special player. You love big point guards who can shoot it, get to the rim, see the floor and know how to balance all of that. I wish he was a little quicker or more explosive. He might have some issues defensively. But, offensively, he could be really good in our league.”