2016 NBA Draft Preseason Preview: Top 10 shooting guards
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1. Jamal Murray
Freshman, Kentucky
Measurables: 6-5, 204 pounds, 6-7.5 wingspan
As noted above, Murray has had a whirlwind six months that has seen his stock soar from collegiate afterthought in the 2016 recruiting class to a potential top-five pick. His skill level has matured by leaps and bounds since his underage appearance at the Nike Hoop Summit in 2014. He's one of those guys now that you could define as a "killer" on the court. He attacks with reckless abandon, and can get by most people with great change-of-pace dribbles and terrific shiftiness on his handle. Part of the reason for that is you have to respect his jump shot, as he's a pretty great shooter from deep. Once he gets into the lane, he's equally adept at finding kickouts for shooters as well as finishing floaters in the lane and getting to the rim. Basically, Murray's a complete offensive weapon for an 18-year-old, and it should play well at Kentucky this season. I think he's more of a playmaking 2 than a point guard, and he'll likely be used that way at Kentucky this season with Tyler Ulis in the fold. But again, this is a potential top-five pick, and it'll be interesting to see him develop under John Calipari this season.
Freshman, Kentucky
Measurables: 6-5, 204 pounds, 6-7.5 wingspan
As noted above, Murray has had a whirlwind six months that has seen his stock soar from collegiate afterthought in the 2016 recruiting class to a potential top-five pick. His skill level has matured by leaps and bounds since his underage appearance at the Nike Hoop Summit in 2014. He's one of those guys now that you could define as a "killer" on the court. He attacks with reckless abandon, and can get by most people with great change-of-pace dribbles and terrific shiftiness on his handle. Part of the reason for that is you have to respect his jump shot, as he's a pretty great shooter from deep. Once he gets into the lane, he's equally adept at finding kickouts for shooters as well as finishing floaters in the lane and getting to the rim. Basically, Murray's a complete offensive weapon for an 18-year-old, and it should play well at Kentucky this season. I think he's more of a playmaking 2 than a point guard, and he'll likely be used that way at Kentucky this season with Tyler Ulis in the fold. But again, this is a potential top-five pick, and it'll be interesting to see him develop under John Calipari this season.
Am I the only one who finds it SO freshing when a top ten sort of post is all on one page, instead of having to click through ten dumb slides? I HATE that way of doing things, which is all the rage nowadays.
What is the worst is when it's like a top-100 slideshow. I've seen those before. It's like have you lost your damn mind?
The slideshow is pretty insufferable. Whenever I click on an article now and its the slideshow, I pretty much give up on reading it altogether.
Did anyone else laugh at Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk being #6 on the list, when they list all of the doubts about him?
