February 1, 201511 yr I got bored earlier this week and decided to make my best guess as to who each UK player best resembles in the NBA (play style/body type). Agree or disagree? Other suggestions? Andrew Harrison - Kyle Lowry Aaron Harrison - Aaron Afflalo / J.R. Smith Trey Lyles - Paul Millsap Willie Cauley-Stein - Giannis Antetokounmpo Karl Towns - Al Jefferson Dakari Johnson - Samuel Dalembert Devin Booker - Klay Thompson Tyler Ulis - Ty Lawson Marcus Lee - Nikola Vucevic (best that I could think of) Alex Poythress - Maurice Harkless
February 1, 201511 yr WCS is a Joakim Noah clone when he gets to the NBA, IMO. Dakari won't have the defensive impact of a Dalembert. Going a bit old school, Dakari could be like a Stanley Roberts- type in the NBA. The Harrison's lateral quickness doesn't match the comparisons given. Andrew would be lucky to be a Kirk Hinrich- type player. Aaron could find a hitch as a shooter off the bench that you worry about defensively- makes me think of the current version of Mike Miller.
February 1, 201511 yr Author WCS is a Joakim Noah clone when he gets to the NBA, IMO. Dakari won't have the defensive impact of a Dalembert. Going a bit old school, Dakari could be like a Stanley Roberts- type in the NBA. The Harrison's lateral quickness doesn't match the comparisons given. Andrew would be lucky to be a Kirk Hinrich- type player. Aaron could find a hitch as a shooter off the bench that you worry about defensively- makes me think of the current version of Mike Miller. Not necessarily saying that they're exact replicas of those players at this point. Just saying I think they represent these players at the college level
February 1, 201511 yr I hope this quote comes back as a huge plate of crow some years down the road, but I don't see the Harrison twins being one bit productive in the NBA. Their hips/lateral quickness just isn't there for either side of the ball IMO.
February 1, 201511 yr Not necessarily saying that they're exact replicas of those players at this point. Just saying I think they represent these players at the college level Okay- that actual means that I have more suggestions of better fits, then. WCS is the Tyson Chandler of college basketball. Aaron is more of a factor- maybe Ray Allen in his latter years? Heinrich is still a better comparison, IMO, for Andrew. Dakari is like a Shaq in Boston and Cleveland. Booker is like Kyle Korver with the Hawks- this year's good version. Ulis is like Isaiah Thomas (current NBA player). Marcus Lee is like an Anderson Varejao. Poythress was looking like a Thabo Sefolosha type before his injury. I think your Lyles and Towns references are fairly apt.
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