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Otto Porter
Position: SF
Hgt: 6'9"
Wgt: 198
Age: 20
Projected Draft Number: #3 NBADraft.net/#3 Draftexpress.com
College: Georgetown
College Stats 2012-13: 35.4min 16.2pts (.480FG% .422TPt% .777FT%) 7.5reb 2.7ast 1.8stl 0.9blk 1.5TO
Gilles's Review: Is 6'8.5" with 7'1.5" wingspan. Weighs 198 pounds so will have to hit weight room. Made major strides across the board from first to second season: more efficient with bigger usage rate, almost doubled his assist rate, cut TOV% from 12 to 10, improved steal% from 2.4 to 3.3. Versatile offensive player: can find open teammates, very good in C&S situations, penetrate after shot fake and has a couple of post moves. Above average run and jump athlete but is quick that coupled with his understanding of the game should at least make him above average defender. He seems to receive similar criticism to Jeff Green for being passive and not elite at any skill. Looks like prototype SF without any room to shift up or down a position.
Baja's Review: Porter is my favorite player in the draft. Partly because he's one of the most skilled players in the draft, and partly because we have a huge hole at the SF position. Despite being a sophomore, Porter is younger than many of the freshmen in the draft, and won't turn 20 until this month (june). He has legit size at just under 6'9" in shoes, and is blessed with a nice wingspan as well. Offensively, Porter really improved from his freshman year, particularly with his three point shot, where he showed amongst a 20 percent increase. He proved to be a deadly spotup shooter. His pullup percentages are still a work in progress, especially from the three. His biggest weakness offensively are in his lack of strength, which hinders him going to the basket, and his off the dribble game. Both of which I'm sure will improve once in the NBA. But aside from that, Porter is a very good passer, and at times played like a point forward at Georgetown. Georgetown plays the Princeton offense, something I'm sure most of you are familiar with. Porter has terrific court vision and probably the best BBIQ of anyone in the draft. He's excellent playing either on the ball or off the ball, is very unselfish, and seems to relish setting up his fellow teammates. He's an excellent defensive rebounder averaging 5.7 a game, and 7.5 total rebounds a game. While not a great athlete, he's a good athlete, and despite not having outstanding lateral quickness, he has a knack for staying in front of his man, and gets his share of steals with quick hands, and great anticipation on whomever he's guarding. I doubt he'll ever be a star, but if I had to put money on one player that I think is a can't miss rotational player in the NBA, it would be Porter. Unfortunately the only way we have a chance to acquire Porter is to trade up into the top 3, and unless its the number one spot, there's no guarantee we would get him at number 2. Damn shame, considering our need at the position.
Capt's Review: Porter is a full-sized small forward - 6'8.5" in shoes with a great 7'1.5" wingspan, though he is quite skinny at 200 pounds and is going to need to bulk up to avoid getting muscled around too much. He's considered one of the top prospects in this draft, and for good reason. Basically, he does everything well, and rarely makes mental mistakes on the court. One of his biggest assets is his high basketball IQ, which may stem from the fact that he declined to play the me-first AAU circuit as a teen. He's a big-time scorer who improved his jump shooting in his sophomore year, bringing a lackluster freshman 3P% of 22.6% up to 42.2% in his second year. He has very good handles and was a major asset for Georgetown when they had to break the press. He's also a great option to lead the break, where he doesn't overchallenge when the defense has the advantage. He's an active defender, one who typically plays defense with his arms up like they teach you to. With his wingspan he gets a ton of steals out of the passing lanes, and he has quite the knack for getting after loose balls as well. And with his activity and his size he's a very strong rebounder for a SF. He's most likely a top-3 pick, and of the guys at the top of the draft, he's the one I'm most certain is going to be very good. He probably doesn't have superstar ceiling, but his floor is very high and unfortunately (given our need at SF) there's no way he falls to us.
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