Youth, Experience and Zhaire Smith

You all know the key Zhaire facts. Most athletic player in the draft; some say he is, as of today, the most athletic player in the entire NBA, which is really saying something because, man, the NBA has some athletes! Shot for a very high 45% 3P% but on very low volume of only about one attempt per game, so he was only taking them under the best of circumstances. Not much of a ball handler, and he played mostly PF in college so he didn’t show much as a passer. Terrific on-ball defender with promise as a team defender. Great at capturing offensive rebounds and loose balls. Not tall for an SG; 6’4” in shoes which is traditionally SG height but these days there are more and more 6’6 and over SGs. But, super-long wingspan helps to make up for not being so tall. You know all that.

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