2012 NBA Draft Scouting Report: Kendall Marshall

Written by Paul Banks of the Washington Times, and David Kay of the The Sports Bank.
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2012 NBA Draft Scouting Report: Kendall Marshall

Position: Point Guard

Size: 6-4, 195

School: North Carolina, Sophomore

Strengths:

True floor general

Outstanding passer

Court vision

Ability to create for his teammates

Excels in leading the break

Unselfish

Weaving his way through traffic

Basketball IQ

Strength

Weaknesses:

Scoring

Finishing around the rim

Outside shooter

Sometimes tries to push tempo when it is not there

Needs to improve as an all-around defender

Summary: One of the best pure point guards in college basketball, Marshall is the definition of a pass-first point guard. NBA players will be drooling at the opportunity to play alongside someone with his ability to distribute the basketball. He does have some deficiencies in his game though, but could be a mid-first-round, possible lottery pick if he declares for the draft this summer.

Player Comparison: Jason Kidd. Marshall most often gets compared to Kidd, and with good reason. Both excel as true point guards due to their bigger size, amazing court vision and passing ability. Marshall is not as athletic as Kidd was early in his career. He also more offensively-challenged and not nearly the defender. However, he can still impact the game in a Kidd-type way.

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Written by Paul Banks of the Washington Times, and David Kay of the The Sports Bank.
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