The NBA Draft Lottery Player Guide[
The NBA Draft Lottery Player GuideOutside the top two picks, the 2011 NBA draft is a mystery. We present our cheat sheet for the league's newest mystery men.
By Grantland StaffPOSTED JUNE 20, 2011
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Kemba Walker
Age: 21
Height: 6-1
Weight: 184
Connecticut
Can Kemba redeem the reputation of the New York point guard? From Erick Barkley to God Shammgod to Omar Cook to Sebastian Telfair, it's been ages since a floor general from the self-styled Mecca of hoops has parlayed slick handles and a boatload of hype into a meaningful NBA career. It's easy to look at Walker's crossover-and-stepback-filled highlight reel and worry that a similar fate awaits him, but there are also reasons to believe Walker's NBA prospects are brighter than his NYC brethren. For starters, Walker has a jumper. He shot 43 percent from the field last season, which doesn't seem too impressive until you consider that Barkley, Shammgod and Cook all shot below 40 percent in their college careers. Walker's true shooting percentage was right at the NBA average of 54, which seems respectable given how much UConn relied on him to create and make difficult shots. He'll have better teammates in the NBA, and assuming he's willing to pass to them, he could become a more efficient scorer. With his quickness, ball-handling and ability to score in different ways, Walker looks like he could be a tough cover in pick-and-roll situations. Then again, he's roughly the same height and likely to be drafted in the same range as D.J. Augustin and Johnny Flynn. But even if Walker's NBA career sputters, his name will ring out in the five boroughs.
CEILING: The New Raymond Felton
FLOOR: Jonny Flynn
MOST TELLING STAT: 39.5-inch vertical
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The NBA Draft Lottery Player GuideOutside the top two picks, the 2011 NBA draft is a mystery. We present our cheat sheet for the league's newest mystery men.
By Grantland StaffPOSTED JUNE 20, 2011
4
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Bob Donnan/US Presswire
Kemba Walker
Age: 21
Height: 6-1
Weight: 184
Connecticut
Can Kemba redeem the reputation of the New York point guard? From Erick Barkley to God Shammgod to Omar Cook to Sebastian Telfair, it's been ages since a floor general from the self-styled Mecca of hoops has parlayed slick handles and a boatload of hype into a meaningful NBA career. It's easy to look at Walker's crossover-and-stepback-filled highlight reel and worry that a similar fate awaits him, but there are also reasons to believe Walker's NBA prospects are brighter than his NYC brethren. For starters, Walker has a jumper. He shot 43 percent from the field last season, which doesn't seem too impressive until you consider that Barkley, Shammgod and Cook all shot below 40 percent in their college careers. Walker's true shooting percentage was right at the NBA average of 54, which seems respectable given how much UConn relied on him to create and make difficult shots. He'll have better teammates in the NBA, and assuming he's willing to pass to them, he could become a more efficient scorer. With his quickness, ball-handling and ability to score in different ways, Walker looks like he could be a tough cover in pick-and-roll situations. Then again, he's roughly the same height and likely to be drafted in the same range as D.J. Augustin and Johnny Flynn. But even if Walker's NBA career sputters, his name will ring out in the five boroughs.
CEILING: The New Raymond Felton
FLOOR: Jonny Flynn
MOST TELLING STAT: 39.5-inch vertical
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