OK, thoughts on Scottie Lewis so far...
The good. He is insanely athletic. He's so quick laterally that he could guard evening lightning bug guards with ease. Has fantastic end to end speed and really elevates (you see this especially with his ability to block shots of guys 4"-8" taller). He attacks closeouts effectively and has enough moves in the paint to be an effective finisher (his athleticism really helps). He finishes strong when he has a mind to. His athleticism allows him to put big men on a poster.
He competes relentlessly on the defensive end. He attacks shooters with reckless abandon and gets a decent number of chase-down blocks. He can guard 1-3 without a thought and if he could put on another stone or so (and he looks like he has the frame to do that) he can probably even probably make a credible show against 4s and 5s. Not huntable.
The bad/ugly. The shot. He's a truly bad spot up shooter. Bad footwork (leading to the hitch), too much wasted motion on the shooting arm, waaaay too much guide hand action. You see the same ugliness in his free throw shots. The weird part is when you watch him shoot pull ups you see little to none of this. His pull shots start well with everything in synch, very little wasted motion in the shot itself, sufficient quickness on the release, and a really nice arc. Maybe he doubts his shot when he has time to think about it? There's a plausible reason to believe that the issues are fixable. But now? He's Herb Jones bad.
Too many floaters. He gets away with that now because he's shooting over everyones heads. He won't get the same leeway in the NBA. He can get careless with the ball on the dribble. His future in the NBA is as a combo guard, he needs to tighten his handle and improve his awareness. He's good with the safe passes, but I've seen a few instances so far of him missing open guys in the paint to make easier perimeter passes.
Overall? I think he's an excellent candidate for a two way deal and an instance of a second round talent with major upside. At the very least he's a candidate to be a high end defensive roleplayer.
The good. He is insanely athletic. He's so quick laterally that he could guard evening lightning bug guards with ease. Has fantastic end to end speed and really elevates (you see this especially with his ability to block shots of guys 4"-8" taller). He attacks closeouts effectively and has enough moves in the paint to be an effective finisher (his athleticism really helps). He finishes strong when he has a mind to. His athleticism allows him to put big men on a poster.
He competes relentlessly on the defensive end. He attacks shooters with reckless abandon and gets a decent number of chase-down blocks. He can guard 1-3 without a thought and if he could put on another stone or so (and he looks like he has the frame to do that) he can probably even probably make a credible show against 4s and 5s. Not huntable.
The bad/ugly. The shot. He's a truly bad spot up shooter. Bad footwork (leading to the hitch), too much wasted motion on the shooting arm, waaaay too much guide hand action. You see the same ugliness in his free throw shots. The weird part is when you watch him shoot pull ups you see little to none of this. His pull shots start well with everything in synch, very little wasted motion in the shot itself, sufficient quickness on the release, and a really nice arc. Maybe he doubts his shot when he has time to think about it? There's a plausible reason to believe that the issues are fixable. But now? He's Herb Jones bad.
Too many floaters. He gets away with that now because he's shooting over everyones heads. He won't get the same leeway in the NBA. He can get careless with the ball on the dribble. His future in the NBA is as a combo guard, he needs to tighten his handle and improve his awareness. He's good with the safe passes, but I've seen a few instances so far of him missing open guys in the paint to make easier perimeter passes.
Overall? I think he's an excellent candidate for a two way deal and an instance of a second round talent with major upside. At the very least he's a candidate to be a high end defensive roleplayer.