NBA Comp: Landry Fields

Strengths: Great size for a wing at 6’7 with a 7’1 wingspan, should allow him to guard multiple positions at the next level … Natural scorer, averaged 20 points per game … Respectable 3-point shooter (36%) … Scores in the paint, shot 72% at the rim last season and gets to the line (7.2 FTA, 73%) … Showed leadership as a veteran on the Broncos the past two years … Consistently improved each year in college … Can push the ball in transition and run the pick and roll … Willing passer … Solid rebounder (7.7 rpg) … Forces turnovers (1.5 stl/g) … Does a good job of staying out of foul trouble … Percentages did not go down as usage went up … Should have more energy in the NBA as a result of more rest and a lesser individual workload … Mature prospect that has all of the tools of what teams are looking for …

Weaknesses: On the older side (turned 22 in April) … Will need to gain weight/strength, 200 pounds is a little light for someone of his size and age, which will make guarding 4’s and some 3’s difficult … Relatively streaky player, some games he will score 30 and others he will score 10 … AST:TO just above 1.0, will need to be much more careful with the ball at the next level … Lacking a mid-range game, shot 34% on 2-point jumpers … Room for improvement in both his three-point shooting and defense … Mostly a spot-up shooter for now, 78% of his threes were assisted … Needs to improve decision making both with and without the ball … not an explosive jumper, though he is still a solid athlete … Will have to re-adjust to not being the focus offensively … Will need to continue to improve his outside shooting to be considered a viable three-and-D player …

Outlook: Hutchison has a nice skillset to go with a good build in the current NBA … Many scouts are starting to view him as a potential early second round upperclassmen steal … While he needs to improve at both three-point shooting and one-on-one defense to get significant minutes, he is someone that could be a solid contributor right from the start on a team’s second unit … With further development, he eventually could get time as a primary ballhandler. High floor as a rotational wing …

George Keiter 5/15/18