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Weaknesses
Morant is 6’3 and 175 pounds. At the NBA level, he may want to add more muscle and strength to remain competitive at the pro level.
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Defensively, he needs to get more aggressive. He tends to run under screens giving ball handlers and shooters space and time to create offence. It may be communication with teammates but at the pro level, he will want to fight through picks especially to avoid his teammates having to switch and potentially giving the offence favourable one-on-one matchups.
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Morant, while showing strong passing skills and good ball handling, will want to clean up his assist to turnover ratio. So far, in his collegiate career, he’s averaging 7 assists to 3 turnovers per game. While he is playing more minutes at 35.4 per game this season compared to 34 minutes last season his 4.8 per game turnover average is significantly higher than last season at 2.5 per game. This season he has 4 games with 5 or more turnovers and one with 10.
Morant shows an ability to shoot the three-pointer and with range well beyond the arc. The problem though is he does not shoot the three efficiently. His three-point field goal average is just 30 percent in his two years.
Morant will want to work on developing consistency of this skill at the pro level. He has just three games shooting the three-ball at a higher percentage of 33.3, that must improve.
The NBA Draft is still six months away. NBADRAFT.net lists Morant as the potential third pick. Teams like the Atlanta Hawks, Phoenix Suns, Chicago Bulls and Cleveland Cavaliers are projected to be the teams with the best shot at drafting in the top five in June.
With Atlanta having drafted Trae Young in 2018 and the Cavaliers having drafted Collin Sexton, the Chicago Bulls might be the best fit for Morant. There is still plenty of time for NBA franchises to move up or down the standings and either wind up in the lottery or not. Morant has also moved well up the rankings of potential draftees and has the talent to play in the NBA.
