NBA Comparison: Will Barton

Strengths: 6’6 athletic wing … Good length with a 6’10 wingspan … High-level and natural athlete, displays it well in game settings. Finishes above the rim with ease and good body control. Contorts his body to react to the defense in the air and hits shots at difficult angles … Good scoring mentality and ability. Averaged 10.4 points per game at the NBPA Top 100 in 2018. Averaged 16.2 points per game over the Nike EYBL in 2019 … Creative player, whether his plays are properly executed or not, he naturally catches rhythm with the ball and sells his moves well. Good ball handler, creates well off the dribble and utilizes step-back. Effective jab step. Instinctive slasher and squeezes into tight spaces with the ball, attacks gaps to get to the rim. Can get where he wants in the half-court against a set defense. Quick with the ball, shifty when changing speed and directions. Beats the defense and reacts to the help defender. Can hit shots off the dribble … Good passer and court vision, showing improvement in the past year. Doesn’t have tunnel vision and knows his options with the ball. Passes out of drives with either hand. Can play in transition as a leader and finisher … Stays active and moves when playing off the ball … Good tools and effort defensively. Consistently gets in a defensive stance and pressures the ball handler. Averaged 1.1 steal per game over the Nike EYBL in 2019 …

Weaknesses: Has room to improve strength … Can work on improving efficiency and consistency. Shot 37.7% FG% at the NBPA Top 100 in 2018. Shot 42.7% FG% over the Nike EYBL in 2018 and 40.9% FG% in 2019 … Although he can get hot from outside and shows ability to shoot off the catch or dribble, he can improve as a 3PT shooter as he’s more on the streaky side right now. Shot 29% 3PT% at the NBPA Top 100 in 2019. Shot 26.4% 3PT% over the Nike EYBL in 2019 … Can improve as a free throw shooter. Shot 51.9% FT% over the Nike EYBL in 2018 and 67.9% FT% in 2019 … Doesn’t stand out as a rebounder for his position. Averaged 2.1 rebounds per game over the Nike EYBL in 2018 and 5.1 rebounds per game in 2019 … Plays loose at times and can work on limiting turnovers. Averaged 2.1 assists to 2.6 turnovers per game at the NBPA Top 100 in 2018. Averaged 2.7 turnovers per game over the Nike EYBL in 2019 …

Outlook: Kentucky commit … 2019 All-EYBL: Third Team and Underclass Team …

Evan Tomes 12/12/19