With mere video games left within the season, the San Antonio Spurs are nonetheless close to the underside of the NBA standings. Thankfully, which means potential for some excessive lottery choosing. It may additionally imply some buying and selling down and grabbing additional picks alongside the best way. Whichever occasion occurs, we’ve obtained you coated with this week’s prospect to observe in Indiana freshman Jalen Hood-Schifino.
The 6-foot-6, 213-pound combo guard was pressed into place to begin guard responsibility early within the season after an damage knocked Xavier Johnson out for the yr. Hood-Schifino has proven some good flashes of what he may very well be as an on-ball guard, and that’s doubtless what his calling card can be on the NBA stage. Listed here are his stats from the previous season.
- 13.5 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 3.7 APG, 0.8 SPG, 2.8 TOPG
- 41.7 FG%, 33.3 3P%, 77.6 FT%
- 13.0 PER, 95.8 ORtg, 104.3 DRtg
Jalen Hood-Schifino Strengths and Weaknesses
Hood-Schifino should enhance his capturing and possibly wants some slight tweaks in his type. Nevertheless, he’s fairly good within the mid-range and makes use of screens very nicely. He has a wonderful dribble pull up inside 15 toes of the rim, and he’s at all times adept at ending across the rim. JHS is usually ending beneath the rim, however is sneaky and has proven some good athleticism with a few of his finishes there round larger and smaller defenders alike.
Whereas the capturing goes to be the swing talent for him, Hood-Schifino can contribute instantly on the defensive finish of the ground and within the locker room. He provides nice effort on offense and protection, and his measurement permits him to protect a pair completely different backcourt gamers. Spurs workers would undoubtedly love his tenacity in eager to shut down the opposition’s greatest participant and the satisfaction he takes in doing that.
Whereas JHS works on the third stage of scoring (past the arc), he’s wonderful on the different two. When dealing with the ball, he received’t beat you outright along with his explosiveness. Nevertheless, he’s such a easy participant and is aware of tips on how to change gears on his defender. He modifies speeds simply and reads defenses off the pick-and-roll nicely. He finds his rollers nicely and simply as simply can pull up into his midrange jumper if the move is taken away.
Jalen Hood-Schifino Draft Outlook
The Hoosier guard will doubtless go top-20 on this draft. Some draft consultants are pondering he may even go within the lottery. If the Spurs had been to take him, he’s not more likely to begin over Malaki Branham or Tre Jones, however he can be wonderful backcourt insurance coverage ought to a commerce happen.