NBA Comparison: Brandon Roy

Strengths: 6’5 scoring guard … Good length with a 6’10.5 wingspan and 8’7 standing reach … Strong build and uses his body well. Can bully smaller guards … Good athlete. Finds dunk opportunities in the half-court. Quick first step … Instinctive offensively and natural basketball IQ. Reads the defense well and smooth with the ball. Big-time scorer with high efficiency. Plays within the flow and doesn’t typically hunt for his points. Natural creator and shot maker. A threat to score from anywhere on the floor. Gets his shot off while poised against tight defensive pressure. Has been face-guarded since his underclassman years. Scores well from midrange on step-backs and other array of dribble moves with very good touch on pull-up. Has a knack for hitting tough and contested shots all the way out to the 3PT line with good mechanics. Solid post-game in the midrange; using his body, footwork, and fadeaway. Scoring stats: 5^th best 16.8 PPG 3^rd best 66.7% FG% U16 Americas Championship 2023, 15.4 PPG NBPA Top 100 2023, 24.5 PPG 49.2% FG% adidas 3SSB 2024, 2^nd best 21.5 PPG 60% FG% adidas Eurocamp 2024 … Very good 3PT shooter with natural touch … Initiates contact and handles physicality well. Draws fouls at a high rate and is a very reliable free throw shooter. FT shooting: 78.6% FT% U16 Americas Championship 2023, 86.2% FG% 5.8 FTA NBPA Top 100 2023, 88% FT% 8.3 FTA 3SSB 2024 … Handles and changes speed well with the ball. Creates well without over-dribbling or dancing with the ball. Effective use of hesitation, the defense is tense and bites on hesitation moves with his success on pull-ups. Uses screens well. Effectively gets to his spots. Doesn’t get sped up. Always under control taking it to the basket … Despite high scoring numbers, he doesn’t have tunnel vision or have to force too much. Good passing and keeps turnovers low, especially considering his usage with the ball. Plays well off the ball. Understands floor balance without the ball and good about finding the open man when the help comes. Assist to turnover: 5^th best 3.7 APG/1 TOPG U16 Americas Championship 2023, 3.4 APG/1.4 TOPG NBPA Top 100 2023, 2.9 APG/2.1 TOPG adidas 3SSB 2024, 3.5 APG/1.5 TOPG adidas Eurocamp 2024 … Good rebounder for position. Averaged 7.4 (1.3 offensive) rebounds per game over the adidas 3SSB in 2024 and a 5^th best 6 (1 offensive) rebounds per game at the adidas Eurocamp in 2024 … Good tools and competitiveness as a defender. Understands positioning. Sticks to the ball-handler and gets clean swipes on the ball. Smart defending off the ball and knows when to double-team. Steal stats: 2^nd best 3.3 SPG U16 Americas Championship 2023, event best 2.2 SPG NBPA Top 100 2023, 2.5 SPG adidas 3SSB 2024, 4^th best 2 SPG adidas Eurocamp 2024 … Can defend bigger players. Good shot blocker for position with instinctive timing. Averaged 1.6 blocks per game at the NBPA Top 100 in 2023 and 1.7 blocks per game over the adidas 3SSB in 2024 … Aggressive and confident …

Weaknesses: Well-rounded prospect and doesn’t have much glaring weakness in his game … Good athlete but isn’t top tier explosive … Tends to prefer to pull up for a contested jumper at times rather than get to the rim. More effective getting to the rim with triple threat than live dribble … Nitpicking a bit here because he is a big-time shooter. He has had some great 3PT shooting events that we can’t ignore, 42.9% 3PT% on 2.3 3PT attempts per game at the U16 Americas Championship in 2023 and a 5^th best 62.5% 3PT% on 4 3PT attempts per game at the adidas Eurocamp in 2024, but he can improve 3PT shooting consistency in league play. Shot 32.3% 3PT% on 4.1 3PT attempts per game over the adidas 3SSB in 2024 … Can be foul prone …

Outlook: Transferred to Huntington Prep for his junior year and Prolific Prep for his senior year … Won Gold and named to the All-Tournament 1^st Team at the U16 Americas Championship in 2023 …

Evan Tomes 11/11/24

Notes: Measured: 6′ 5.5” with shoes, 196 lbs, 6′ 10.5” wingspan, 8′ 7” standing reach at the 2024 adidas Eurocamp … Measured 6′ 4” barefoot, 193 lbs, and a 6′ 9.75” wingspan at the 2024 adidas All-American Camp …