Bradley Beal
Florida – Freshman (Born 1993)
Shooting Guard
6’4″ 196lbs
The Good:
– can score in a multitude of ways
– great outside shooter (although he didn’t shoot well from deep his freshman year at Florida) with nice looking form
– good at getting to the rim, slashing to the hoop
– good playmaker/assist man for a shooting guard
– fantastic rebounder for a shooting guard
– smooth, fluid player
– improved ball-handler
– hard worker, great attitude
– got better as the season progressed
The Bad:
– a bit undersized for the NBA
– not overly “long” (6’7″ wingspan)
– not an “off the charts” athlete, by NBA standards
– shot very poorly (for him) from outside in his lone season in college
– probably needs to improve on the defensive end (Florida was a poor defensive team last season)
NBA Comparison:
Ray Allen/Eric Gordon – probably closer to Gordon’s level of play than Allen’s, though
The Skinny:
Bradley Beal’s strong showing in the NCAA Tournament has his stock on the rise, and there is definitely much to like about his game. While the early comparisons to Ray Allen seem a little excessive now, there’s no reason Beal can’t be a high scoring shooting guard in the NBA for a long time.
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