NBA Draft Rumors: Dante Exum is a ‘wild card’
Many pundits have viewed Dante Exum as a bit of a mystery in the 2014 NBA Draft, but since he has been training in America and has been working out for NBA teams, Exum has seen his stock soar and looks like a lock to go in the top-five of the draft next week.
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One scout still believes Exum is a bit of a mystery, but it is for a different reason, according to Baxter Holmes of The Boston Globe.
"“He’s a little bit of a wild card,” said a Western Conference executive. “He definitely looked great last year at the Hoops Summit and he’s played well in international events. He’s going to be a really good player, but I don’t have the familiarity with him as a comfort level of what he can become as compared to some of the other guys.”The biggest question about Exum is what position he’ll play in the NBA.“He’s intriguing in that he’s kind of like the new-wave point guard, a guy that can play both guard positions,” said one Eastern Conference executive. “He’s got great size — enough to play both guard positions — speed and athleticism and ballhandling to play the point and then shooting, size, and strength to play the [shooting] guard position.“He’s kind of the optimal point guard guy. I think that’s what’s intriguing about him."
Exum measured in at 6’6 and 196 lbs. with a wingspan of 6’9.5 at the NBA’s Scouting Combine. Exum is ranked by Jonathan Givony of Draft Express as the fifth-best prospect in the draft and is currently projected to be selected with the sixth-overall pick in the draft by the Boston Celtics.