NBA Draft Report: Taylor Hendricks Of UCF (_ZCO on a prospect that will give the team that takes him a great combination of star potential and pro-ready tools)
One of the most important things a franchise can do is take upside swings in the NBA Draft. Sure, that doesn’t apply to every team, as some target NBA-ready prospects in hopes of immediate returns. But one of the only ways to add All-Stars is by taking gambles on talented prospects. Not every team has the luxury of adding them through free agency.
Hendricks’ jumper is probably the best place to start when analyzing his game. At 6-foot-8, with a 7-foot-1 wingspan, the 19-year-old is going to be able to get off shots whenever he wants. That should allow him to turn into a very impactful pick-and-pop big very early in his career. That’s one of the many reasons people have compared him to players like Serge Ibaka and Channing Frye, who were both lethal shooters in their primes.
Hendricks also happens to be a terror in transition. He has a lot of bounce as a leaper and he’s a tremendous finisher at the rim. That’s going to make Hendricks a threat to score a lot of easy buckets in the NBA. On top of that, Hendricks does a lot of little things that make him more dangerous offensively. He always seems to find empty spots on the court where he can become a threat to score in the paint.
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