NBA Draft Rumors: Dante Exum is a risk
Australian point guard Dante Exum is clearly one of the draft’s most talented prospects, but there are a few questions about his game.
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According to Josh Robbins of The Orlando Sentinel, some scouts doubt Exum’s ability to play point guard and believe drafting him could be a risk.
"“He’s got to learn how to play point guard in the NBA,” a talent evaluator for an NBA team says.“He’s somewhat similar to a lot of point guards working their way into the league now — guys who are looking to score the ball as well as pass the ball. Are they real point guards? In the traditional sense, no. But he’s the kind of point guard we’re getting into the league now.”But the same talent evaluator adds: “He has explosiveness with the ball. He has the ability to get to the basket. He has the ability, as he gets to the basket, to find open guys. He has a pretty good jump shot that can get a lot better. He has a really good ability to score the ball on the offensive end. He has to get a lot stronger; he’s not very strong right now. His body’s got to get better. Defensively, like a lot of young kids, coaches will start demanding great defense if they want to keep him on the court. So he’s got a ways to go defensively.”"
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.