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The Real Deal

Perfect-season outlook: Legit contender

OFF grade A+
DEF grade C+
FIT grade A+
DEPTH grade C+
STAR grade A+

The floor

PGIshmaelEl-Amin

SGKlayThompson

SFVinceWilliams Jr.

PFMarcusMorris

CChrisMcNaughton

The Bench

Sixth ManMaodo Lo
Bench GuardEstan Tyler
Deep GuardJuma Kamara
Bench WingKeonta Howell
Bench ForwardBradyn Hubbard
Bench BigSteven Crowl
Deep BigMohamed Sanogo
WildcardAlec Peters

PG
Ishmael El-Amin
16.2 PPG · 3.0 RPG · 2.9 APG
20s · Ball St.
SG
Klay Thompson
19.6 PPG · 5.1 RPG · 2.3 APG
10s · Washington St.
SF
Vince Williams Jr.
10.6 PPG · 5.2 RPG · 2.2 APG
20s · VCU
PF
Marcus Morris
17.2 PPG · 7.6 RPG · 1.6 APG
10s · Kansas
C
Chris McNaughton
12.0 PPG · 5.9 RPG · 1.2 APG
00s · Bucknell
Sixth Man
Maodo Lo
18.4 PPG · 4.4 RPG · 2.3 APG
10s · Columbia
Bench Guard
Estan Tyler
11.0 PPG · 2.5 RPG · 2.3 APG
10s · North Dakota
Deep Guard
Juma Kamara
13.0 PPG · 4.1 RPG · 0.9 APG
00s · Portland State
Bench Wing
Keonta Howell
11.3 PPG · 4.3 RPG · 1.1 APG
00s · Toledo
Bench Forward
Bradyn Hubbard
10.2 PPG · 5.7 RPG · 0.8 APG
20s · Abilene Christian
Bench Big
Steven Crowl
11.2 PPG · 7.3 RPG · 2.1 APG
20s · Wisconsin
Deep Big
Mohamed Sanogo
6.8 PPG · 4.0 RPG · 0.7 APG
20s · FIU
Wildcard
Alec Peters
23.0 PPG · 10.1 RPG · 2.2 APG
10s · Valparaiso

Scouting report

Signature strength

The floor is stretched wall to wall. Vince Williams Jr. alone bends a defense out of shape, and with shooting at four spots there is no paint to pack and nobody safe to help off.

Fatal flaw

If it cracks, it cracks under March pressure. Put Maodo Lo in a win-or-go-home grinder against a hot, fearless underdog, and a thin postseason profile is exactly what gets exposed.

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