Alex Karaban

4/16 Big Board

“PHYSICAL - Not the most fluid mover (decent speed for a big) - Not the strongest athlete (decent for a small wing) - Doesn't have vertical pop SKILLS - Doesn't keep the ball in his hands long - Looks to make a scoring or passing move to open someone else up - Genuinely no on ball skills on offense SHOOTING - Has decent release point on jumper, but motion is a tad slow - Can shoot off of movement and stationary - Really just an off ball shooter - Has deep range FINISHING - Not a great finisher at NBA level due to lack of variety and diet of spoon fed off ball banked in weak finishes PASSING - Makes good connective passes and has great vision in high to low passes with creativity and accuracy - Very fast processor - Makes little to no mistakes in passing - Can make skip/cross court/high low/dump off passes well - Some flashes of lob/kick out/pocket passing as well - Supreme connective passer, but not an initiator DEFENSE - Looks uncoordinated on defense - Slow to react - Can be beaten on the perimeter easily - Has good effort and good length but no position to guard in the NBA”