Winston Shepard
Winston Shepard is one of the top players in Vegas I love this guy. He is long and lanky, a great overall CONTROLLED athlete, smart kid with good upside that should make an impact in college. He is so raw though right now all his talent is from a defensive aspect to make it in the NBA he will at least have to get together a consistant jumper, some handles, and a bit more skill finishing.
He reminds me of a raw Kawhi Leonard with less core strength and more lankiness I guess.
He needs to go to a school that will stockpile him and develop him correctly. It would also be great for him to go to a school with some more top recruits at a similar position for him to play behind, mirror, and shadow his offensive game after.
Think he would be a fantastic fit, we already have a nice class coming in. Dana Altman definitely is a very defensive minded coach and is great at teaching fundamentals. From this year to last, our players have shown incredibly measurable improvement and I really like what we are building. I know Anthony Bennett just announced us in his top 5, but I think he goes to Kentucky or possibly Florida (his other two were UNLV and Washington, two other solid schools for him).
As soon as I heard Winston had interest in us, I was incredibly happy. Just think it would be a perfect match. He seems like a guy who knows his role and plays it incredibly well. Think he would develop wonderfully in our new program. Dominic Artis was a monster get for us as well and I am hoping he convinces either Shepard or Bennett to come and play with him at Oregon. We also have Ben Carter (PF from Bishop Gorman) and Daymean Dotson (SG/SF from Yates in Texas, great school). We have at least two spots available and I really hope Winston Shepard takes one, think he would really flourish as a Duck. Oklahoma State, UNLV and San Diego State also seem to be in play for him.
I just read his scouting report on ESPN and he seems exactly like Leonard-
"Athletic forward that can make plays on the break and inside the arc in the half court. Shepard does a good job on the glass as well. As his shooting and ball handling improve so will his ability to play some small forward but he is more of a power forward now that plays with great energy most of the time."
I guess this means SDSU would be a good fit right. It also says he's considering St johns, Oregon, UConn, SDSU, UTEP, New Mexico, Oklahoma St, and UNLV but Oregon has not offered
In two straight televised games he has slowed down the 2 best players in the nation Jabari Parker and Shabbazz Muhammad this guy is a defensive beast we got to give him some love. Where do you think he projects as an nba prospect?