Sunday, June 24, 2012

Scouting report: Tony Wroten Jr.

Tony Wroten Jr, PG Washington (Freshman)
Measurements: 6-6, 203 pounds, 6-9 wingspan, 8-5 reach, 35½ inch vertical
Season stats: 30.5 mpg, 16 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 3.7 apg, 1.9 spg, 0.4 bpg, 3.8 tpg, 44%/16%/58%


Positives
-Huge point guard
-Explosive athlete
-Very quick and fast
-Very good ball handler
-Excellent court vision
-Great, creative passer
-Explosive finisher
-Draws a ton of fouls
-Good rebounder
-Tools to be a great defender
-Picks up a lot of steals
-Massive upside

Negatives
-Jumper really needs work
-Bellow average free throw shooter
-Not very efficient
-Can play out of control
-Turnover prone
-Tries to make the spectacular play
-Questionable shot selection
-Inconsistent effort on the defensive end

Summary
Tony Wroten is oozing with potential, but will need time to reach that potential. Luckily for him, most of his problems are easily correctable but that doesn't mean that he's going to make those corrections. If a team expects to throw him right into the fire with big minutes, it could get messy, he needs to start his career as a backup while he fixes his jumper and works on playing more in control. Right now he plays at one speed and is more about flash than substance. However, it's rare to see a player his size who can pass the way he can, so I'm sure a team will take a shot on him in the mid-to-late first, because the reward is immense, as is the risk.

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