NBA Comparison: Toney Douglas

Strengths: Dynamic scoring guard.  Always looking to fill up the basket … Can score both at the rim and on the perimeter … Good ballhandler, able to get past defenders and create space for outside jumpers … Solid outside shot.  Connected on 36% of his three-pointers as a senior, a number which was higher in previous years before he started taking a higher volume of shots and before defenses started keying in on him more as Stanford’s #1 option … Aggressive player who looks to draw contact inside.  Averaged over 6 free throws per game as a senior, in addition to creating several and-1 opportunities, evidence of his ability to finish through contact … Has great length (6’7") and quickness (second-fastest shuttle run time at the combine), giving him great potential as a defender despite his lack of height or strength … Very good free throw shooter (88% as a senior on a high volume of free throws) … Uses his length, quickness, and anticipation to disrupt passing lanes and create steals.  Averaged 1.4 steals per game last season … Though his skill set is more that of a shooting guard, he’s a combo guard at the college level so he’s coming in to the NBA with some point guard skills.  He can certainly bring the ball up the floor, and his assist-to-turnover rate rose from under 1 as a junior to 1.5 as a senior…Great at pushing the ball and scoring in transition … Good pick-and-roll ball handler.  Creates a lot of his looks out of the pick-and-roll…Fairly good form on his jumpshot … Effective shooter on both the catch-and-shoot and the pull-up jumper … Raised his game in the postseason last year.  Averaged 23.6 PPG on 47% shooting, a dramatic improvement from his 19.6 PPG and 40% FG shooting during the regular season … 4-year-guy who was team captain as a senior and valedictorian of his senior class.  Should come in as a mature and hard-working rookie …