I'm not usually one to make posts focused on one player but after watching him last nigh and doing a little research I have come away very impressed with Dylan Windler the 6'8 Forward from Belmont.
He checks off all the major boxes for me as an NBA prospect and is a player who I think makes it in the league.
He has positional size and length at 6'8 with a reported near 7' wingspan
Has two elite skills.One being shooting where he is averaging 43% from 3 on 6.6 attempts and .84% from the FT line. The other being his 10.7 rb per game.
I also liked the fact that he is a very active defender and appears to have the physical tools to play NBA level perimeter defense. His 1.4 Stl per game are also a nice indication of his anticipation and activity level.
Looking at other mid major wings to make it in the NBA I was surprised to see how Windlers per 36 stats compare to Doug Mcdermott in his senior year.
DM averages 28.5 pts on 19 FGA with a 36% usage rate, .449% from 3 on 6.5 attempts, 7.4rb 1.7 ast, .2 blks and .2 stl
DW averages 23.7 pts on 15 FGA with a 26% usage rate, .440% from 3 on 7.6 attempts, 11rb, 2.8ast, .7 blks and 1.4stl
This is especially note worthy given the fact that Windler is projected as a 2nd round pick and Mcdermott went in the lottery.
I will be really interested to see if Belmont can make any noise in the tourney this year. My one red flag on Windler are his shooting struggles this season vs UCLA and Purdue. However he did rebound at a high level in both games coming down with 15 vs UCLA and 11 vs Purdue. Last season he had 24pt 11rb vs Vanderbilt, 18pt 11rb vs washington and 17pt 4rb games vs a then ranked TCU. Also worth noting that despite his shooting struggles he did not look out of place vs the length and athleticism of UCLA.