Will Jabari Smith Jr. be the standout of this year's draft?
This year's draft, to be honest, is far less exciting than it has been in previous years, but there are also some young people who deserve our attention, and Jabari Smith Jr. is one of them.
The young man is not yet 19 years old this year, plays as a big forward, is 2.08 meters tall, weighs 95 kilograms, and has an arm span of 2 meters 16, playing for Auburn University.
So far this season, Jabari Smith Jr. has played in 18 games, averaging 27.1 minutes per game, scoring 15.8 points, 6.3 boards, 2.1 assists, 1 block, 1.4 steals, shooting 45.7% from the field and 43% from three-point range.
His Auburn University is also at the top of the SEC division. At present, draft experts say that Jabari Smith Jr. has reached a consensus among multiple NBA teams and is expected to become the 2022 draft leader, and the Pistons have expressed their desire to take him down.
To say who this little Jabari Smith is, it has to start with his father, former NBA center , Jabari Smith.
The elder Jia was selected by the Sacramento Kings with the 16th pick in the second round of the 2000 draft, but due to the presence of starting center Divac, the bench also sat Scott Pollard (one of the Kings' famous bench bandits of the year),
Old Jia helplessly spent his mediocre rookie season;
Later, he also transferred to the digital people, the Nets, and a number of overseas league teams, which can be said to be as uneventful as a drop in the ocean;
And to say that his cousin, it is estimated that no one knows, no one knows, he is the famous parallel goods - Kwame Brown!
Good fellow, with such a father and cousin, it is not surprising that little Jabaly Smith will engage in basketball;
But he probably didn't expect that when he was not yet 19 years old, he would become a popular person.
So since it's a favorite, we have to make a good set of this little Jabari Smith.
Jabari Smith Jr., who only came into contact with formal training in his sophomore year of high school, averaged 24 points, 10 boards, 3 steals and 3 blocks per game in his senior year of high school, leading the team to a state runner-up;
In that state championship battle, Du Xiaoshuai was also present at the scene, and he praised the performance of Jabari Jr.: "The highly efficient scorer, figure and athletic ability are already the ceiling at his age, and I am optimistic about him!" ”
To this day, Adu is still silently following the development of Jabari Smith Jr. on INS.
So where is the efficiency of little Jabari? projection.
He can shoot and score from any position on the court like a defender, and because of his height and arm span and the flexibility of his movement, it is difficult to be blocked or even interfered with, which is why many people compare him to Chris Posh.
It is also the number four position, and also has excellent shooting skills.
However, Kan Qiujun believes that Jabari Jr. has a better target, that is, the 2006 champion and the Italian center - Bagyani.
The reason why the former champion was once regarded as a parallelist was that as a big inside player, or too much reliance on shooting to score;
Admittedly, the current interior line can play outside is a plus, but in the end to decide whether an inside lineman has enough high potential, but also to return to the basket deterrence, which is why Kan Qiujun specifically took Bagyani as an example;
Because Jabari Jr.'s current problems are precisely due to the weakness of the interior technology, the footsteps and hand work are slightly lacking, so it is difficult to characterize him in the small ball era, after all, we do not know what level Bagyani will be at now.
But the good thing is that Jabari Smith Jr. is good in other technology sectors.
Defensively, he is a player who can defend from the first position to the fifth position, which also allows him to distinguish himself from Wiseman very well, so as not to let the team that selected him suffer losses;
In tandem, it can create many opportunities for teammates;
Leaving the hand-to-hand combat area of the penalty area, you can hold the ball, you can use it to set up cannons at medium and long distances, you can also play without the ball, etc.
In short, whether Jabari Smith Jr. can have a ceiling like Bosh depends on whether he can practice the basic skills under the basket;
You look at the Maubli of the Cavaliers, that is, the internal line is the mainstay, the projection is supplemented, and now in the team, it is also necessary to wind and wind, to rain and rain;
But if Jabari Jr. does the opposite, then at most we'll see a defensive Bagyani showing his projection skills on the pitch.