and improves his draft stock in the coming weeks.

I think he’s got one of the best upsides around. Big, skilled, and semi-athletic point guard. Who doesn’t want one?

They’re looking at every possible angle. Good.

He’s quick and a decent scoring PG. Easily the best player out of Wyoming since Justin Williams. (And just like Williams, this Ewing is from Chicago).

I also believe he led the Cowboys in scoring all four years. I think he even led the MWC in scoring several times. (Though that might not be saying much considering the MWC doesn’t usually produce many guards into the NBA…)

Ryan Thompson threw down a sick dunk on him this year at Rider

In order of score:

1. Jrue Holiday – Score = 91.5. Very Russell Westbrook-like. I really like his game. Very good defender. May be a better playmaker than Westbrook is but not quite as good a scorer. Jrue takes good shots and doesn’t force it too much. Very good assist/turnover rate of 1.72 is even more impressive considering he wasn’t even playing the point guard position. 1.6 steals per game (in 27.5 minutes) is also very good, especially for a freshman.

2. John Bryant – Score = 84 6’10" 300lb center from Santa Clara. This guy is a load. He is one of the best rebounders statistically in college, grabbing 19 rebounds per game in 40 minutes of play. He had SIX 20/20 games this year. He shoots almost 60% from the field and blocks 2.5 shots per game. The problem is his weight. He is a BIG dude. Not very skilled on the offensive end. He is WIDE and is impossible to move down low but is very slow laterally. I bet the Kings are bringing him in to see if he would be a possible pick at #31 to fill the need as a backup center that can block some shots and rebound. Doubtful though.

3. Aaron Jackson – Score = 82.5. 6’4" combo guard with some good skills. Shot 40% from three and dished out over 5.5 assists with a very good 1.9 assist/turnover rate. The odd thing is that for his first three seasons at Duquesne, he only averaged 8.9 points per game. His senior season however, he jumped up to 19.3. That’s very hard to figure out unless you’ve watched that school very closely, which I haven’t. He shoots a fantastic 54% from the field and grabs a high amount of rebounds for his size. Good steal rate of 1.6 per game (36.7 minutes) but nothing special. Statistically, he has some game but it’s unlikely he’s drafted.

4. Brandon Ewing – Score = 63. 6’2" point guard. More of a scoring point. Can run the point fairly well but doesn’t impress in any one area. His low steal rate, average 3-pt shooting and FG% means that he is probably being brought in to give Jrue and Jackson a workout partner.

5. Tremaine Townsend – Score = 62 6’9" power forward. Can play some center but not big enough for the position. Seems to have decent athleticism. Didn’t improve at all in his senior year. Not a good scorer. Average, at best, shot blocker. What he does best is rebound. In his junior year, he grabbed a very impressive 14.5 rebounds in 40 minutes. This year however, he only managed 11.5 and that’s mostly against players an inch or two smaller. I don’t think Townsend has much of a shot.

6. Josh Akognon – Score = 43 5’11" guard from Cal St. Fullerton. Notice I said “guard” and not “POINT guard”. I’m sorry but if you can only average 1.5 assists per game in the NCAA, you are not a point guard. Josh can score (24 points per game) but scores 5 points less per game than Stephen Curry even though he shoots only one less shot (19.3) a game. Like Ewing, he is very weak in steals at barely 1.0 a game. For a player under 6’0 you HAVE to be a good team defender at least and that steal rate will never cut it. Most power forwards get around 1.0 steal a game. Josh is work-out filler.

I’m pretty confident that Jrue will still be available @ #4