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Deon Thompson
North Carolina
  • Birthday:
    9/16/1988
  • NBA Postion:
    Power Forward
  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • Ht:
    6-8
  • Wt:
    240
  • College Team:
    North Carolina
  • Hometown:
    Torrance, CA
  • High School:
    Torrance
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NBA Comparison: N/A
Strengths: Smooth power forward with nice potential ... Huge wingspan and broad shoulders allows him to play bigger than 6-8 ... Has a good understanding of how to play the post offensively ... Advanced for his age. Has an array of post moves with baby hooks and drop step moves ... Good touch around the basket and shows promising face up ability ... Solid body strength and should get quite a bit stronger ... His midrange shot is consistent and should only improve with more seasons under his belt at North Carolina ... Shows the ability to use either hand in the post ... Not overly emotional. Very calm demeanor ... Good rebounder. Uses his big base and strong legs well to establish position and box out for rebounds ... Quick feet, runs the floor very well ... Solid defender, smothering opponenets with his huge wingspan ... Has a huge set of soft hands ...

Wekanesses: Not a freak athlete, though fluid and agile, he lacks the raw athleticism of the top power forwards ... A bit of a finesse 4, He relies more on skills and technique as opposed to sheer explosiveness and strength ... Not especially fiery, but shows solid focus and determination ... Should look to develop more range on his shot ... Needs to become more disciplined defnsively. Can be overly aggresive and leave his feet on fakes ... Likely more of a complimentary guy than a star ...

Notes: Gained valuable experience and proved to be one of the top performers for the U19 USA team that won silver in Novi Sad, Serbia in August.
Aran Smith - 9/16/2007