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Devin Booker has Ray Allen potential
« on: June 18, 2015, 04:21:20 AM »

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Bring on the hate! lol

Mark my words he will be a future All-Star and steal of the draft.

His shooting form is perfect and very reminiscent of Ray's, he has length, underrated athleticism, passing and defensive ability and I think because of his very restricted role at Kentucky he won't be drafted where he should.

https://youtu.be/vFAFiqKw0rc

As mentioned in the first video he comes from a very intelligent family (father also a former pro) and his brother is a coach from Yale and the vid demonstrates Devin's vision and passing ability.

https://youtu.be/N-JhTHC-pdw

This shows how fluid a mover and his footwork he has and the raps the training staff have on him.

I don't think he's is an instant franchise guy given his age and he isn't really a shot creature yet but you can't pass up that type of potential.

Re: Devin Booker has Ray Allen potential
« Reply #1 on: June 18, 2015, 04:33:24 AM »

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I like him too. His ceiling is an improved Klay thompson. Better athletism with similar skills like thompson and ray allen.

Re: Devin Booker has Ray Allen potential
« Reply #2 on: June 18, 2015, 05:30:47 AM »

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I like him too. His ceiling is an improved Klay thompson. Better athletism with similar skills like thompson and ray allen.


Yes def! For someone who could possibly drop to 16, he has to be taken or traded for if he doesn't make it that far down.

Do you know if he worked out for Boston? Id love to know what Danny thinks of him. I remember hearing that Danny said the best prospect he's seen work out for him was Kobe who he said at the time was the best in draft and when he couldn't get him he went against the grain and drafted Nash, so I have faith in Danny picking the right guy.

Re: Devin Booker has Ray Allen potential
« Reply #3 on: June 18, 2015, 05:42:11 AM »

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According this list, he hasn't work out for the Celtics yet.
http://forums.celticsblog.com/index.php?topic=77949.0

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« Reply #4 on: June 18, 2015, 05:56:09 AM »

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I like him too. His ceiling is an improved Klay thompson. Better athletism with similar skills like thompson and ray allen.

Better than Klay Thompson?

I can't really make a judgement as I haven't been paying much attention to booker as much as the other Kentucky prospects

But he came out of no where into the lottery
He wasn't listed at the start of the year in my top 30

How well is bookers shot creation and ball handling?

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« Reply #5 on: June 18, 2015, 05:56:48 AM »

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According this list, he hasn't work out for the Celtics yet.
http://forums.celticsblog.com/index.php?topic=77949.0

Thats disappointing if thats the case, apparently he has wowed in practises for teams so maybe he will be drafted top 5-6 and out of our range

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« Reply #6 on: June 18, 2015, 05:58:20 AM »

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According this list, he hasn't work out for the Celtics yet.
http://forums.celticsblog.com/index.php?topic=77949.0

Thats disappointing if thats the case, apparently he has wowed in practises for teams so maybe he will be drafted top 5-6 and out of our range

He probably won't workout with the celtics then if he expects to be drafted in the lottery

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« Reply #7 on: June 18, 2015, 06:09:38 AM »

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He should be drafted between 10 to 13, so I don't think he needs to work out with the Celtics.

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« Reply #8 on: June 18, 2015, 06:28:47 AM »

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I think other than WCS, Booker should be our preference...looking into this kid you see the resemblance and aspects to All-Stars in his demeanour, work ethic, I.Q and he is a quietly confident kid unlike James Young who seems to shrink on the court.

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« Reply #9 on: June 19, 2015, 11:38:43 AM »

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I don't think you realize how athletic Allen was.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=re_Nrc3JRII

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« Reply #10 on: June 19, 2015, 11:46:35 AM »

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We should work him out. He could easily fall to us IMO.
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« Reply #11 on: June 19, 2015, 11:52:37 AM »

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I don't think you realize how athletic Allen was.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=re_Nrc3JRII

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« Reply #12 on: June 19, 2015, 12:11:52 PM »

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I think he compares better to Klay than Ray, too. Has the potential to be a very good two -way player.
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« Reply #13 on: June 19, 2015, 01:23:09 PM »

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Sounds more like a Kyle Korver type.

Good size. Average athleticism and length. Bad stats in rebounding, steals and block. Unlikely to be anything more than a middle of the pack defender. Limited ball-handling and shot-creation abilities. Reliant on teammates to create quality shots for him. Terrific shooter. Spot up and catch and shoot threat. Makes the extra pass but an otherwise limited passer.

He is young though.

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« Reply #14 on: June 19, 2015, 02:10:32 PM »

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Sounds more like a Kyle Korver type.

Good size. Average athleticism and length. Bad stats in rebounding, steals and block. Unlikely to be anything more than a middle of the pack defender. Limited ball-handling and shot-creation abilities. Reliant on teammates to create quality shots for him. Terrific shooter. Spot up and catch and shoot threat. Makes the extra pass but an otherwise limited passer.

He is young though.

+1 on this.