Fultz -- by far the best player in the draft. A good shooter spotting up and off the dribble. Can create separation from his defender off the dribble. Can get to the basket. One of the most versatile scoring guards from Day One in the NBA. A capable defender / rebounder and passer.
Not convinced by either Ball or Jackson as top 3 pick material. I have Patton, Isaac and Tatum ahead of them. Dennis Smith too. Concerned about Ball's ability to drive in the halfcourt and I do not see much that translates to the NBA in Jackson's offensive game.
Harsh... =T
Well, I look at his touches in the high post and elbow area (especially against zones). A lot of his passes and one-on-one moves are coming from that area. Non-centers get few touches there in the NBA nowadays. So I don't think the opportunities will be there for him.
Jackson also benefits greatly from playing the PF in college thus giving him more space to exploit and more opportunities to use his quickness. Whereas in the NBA, Jackson will likely have to play the SF. He won't have the same space. He will be playing against guys who have more comparable speed, size and athleticism as him. Jackson also does really well against zones as a PF which also will not be there in the NBA.
I think Jackson's one-on-one game is lacking outside of those situations mentioned above.
He is a bad shooter. That is another limitation. Hurts spacing.
He is a solid ball-handler and passer but I do not see him creating in PnR often enough. Not sure how well he can run the PnR. Maybe he can show that more in pre-draft workouts.
What I do see translating = transition offense and cutting.
I like Jackson in the 5-10 range (size, athleticism, defense, rebounding, team guy) but not convinced about him in the top 5 yet. I want to see more offense from him to put him there given the other talent available.
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Topic: If it is between Fultz, Ball, Jackson - who should the Celtics pick? (Poll) (Read 18109 times)