Post by jhb on Jan 15, 2021 12:10:55 GMT -5
Clyde Drexler
SF
6'7"
210
21
Houston
Clyde "The Glide" Drexler, President of Phi Slama Jama, comes to TMBSL after an exciting and frankly, fun, college career. He deserves a lot of attention as a prospect merely for his athletic ability, he's got the strength, quickness, and leaping ability to not just belong but excel at the next level already. And he's got all of that as one of the youngest members of this draft class, so scouts expect he still has quite a bit of upside to develop his game.
He does all of the little things well, he was an elite rebounder and defender for his position in college, cleaning the glass to the tune of almost 10 rebounds a game over his 3 seasons while padding the stat sheet with nearly 3 steals and a block per game in college. Scouts suggest once his competition is a little closer to being in his stratosphere athletically he might not be able to just beat everyone to the ball quite like he did in college but expect him to be a significant contributor in those aspects. He is also a real team player; while he could have easily hogged the ball and tried to score 30 a game in college, he often deferred his talented teammates and facilitated good looks for them.
The only question marks for scouts at this point are about how he translates to the next level comes with his scoring. He certainly has all the tools and upside to turn into an elite scorer at the next level but he will have to put some work in the practice gym to get there. He struggled with his shot mechanics early in his college career, but showed improvement going from 58% at the charity stripe as a freshman to 74% in his final college season. He showed at times that he would pull up from range but never had the benefit of the three point line as a collegian. The main issue is that a majority of his offense came from simply being so athletic he just slammed dunks in everyone's face in the Southwest Conference. He'll have to show a more developed arsenal of moves to finish in TMBSL and have to show that his improved shot mechanics in his junior season were no fluke and that he'll continue to grow in that area for him to be truly exceptional.
