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2012 NBA Draft Scouting Report: John Jenkins
Written by Paul Banks of the Washington Times, and David Kay of the The Sports Bank. Send Paul an e-mail here: paulb05 AT hotmail DOT com. All other e-mail, including advertising and link proposals, send to: wpc112@gmail.com
2012 NBA Draft Scouting Report: John Jenkins
Position: Shooting Guard
Size: 6-4, 215
School: Vanderbilt, Junior
Strengths:
Deadly three-point shooter
Catch-and-shoot ability
Lightning-quick release
Moves well off screens
Finding open space to get his shot off
Uses shot fakes to keep defenders off balance
Squaring up his body to the basket on shots off screens
Pull-up jumper
Free throw shooting
Deceptive athleticism
Soild defender
Quick hands
Weaknesses:
Attacking the basket
Taking defenders one on one off the dribble
Creating for teammates
Ball-handling could improve
Might struggle guarding NBA two-guards due to a lack of quickness
Summary: Jenkins is one of the deadliest deep shooters in all of college basketball. Any team would love to have a shooter like Jenkins on their roster, but he hasn't shown the full repetoire to warrant being a high pick. Still, I think he is a first-round lock assuming he leaves early, which seems very likely since Vandy will lose their other four starters and be in a re-building mode next season.
Player Comparison: Daequan Cook. Cook has been known as a three-point specialist in the NBA with about 60 percent of his career field goal attempts coming from behind the three-point line. Jenkins certainly can fill that role in the NBA, but has the potential to be more than just a shooter off the bench if he can develop his all-around game - something Cook has yet to really do.
Written by Paul Banks of the Washington Times, and David Kay of the The Sports Bank. Send Paul an e-mail here: paulb05 AT hotmail DOT com. All other e-mail, including advertising and link proposals, send to: wpc112@gmail.com