He's listed as a 2 guard in both draftexpress and nbadraft.net.
The obvious knocks that will come his way:
1. too old (will be 23 when season starts) so therefore no room to grow/upside
2. not an elite athlete and doesn't have elite physical metrics.
Regarding #1: I know many are down on selecting seniors for their lack of upside. This kid has improved every year at 'Bama. He has played in the SEC for four years, so his competition has been decent.
Also, perhaps this kid stayed in school to actually get an education. He won numerous national and SEC scholar athlete awards while at 'Bama.
Here's an interesting capsule of his senior year accomplishments on the Tide website:
Selected as a Capital One Second Team Academic All-American becoming the first Alabama men?s basketball player to receive the honor ? was the first player in program history to be named to the CoSIDA/Capital One First Team Academic All-District Team in three consecutive years ? named the 2015 SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year and second team All-SEC ? leaves Alabama with the most games played in a career (135) and his 120 starts are fifth-most all-time ? never missed a game in four years at the Capstone and started every game in 2014-15 ? finished his career with 1,336 points, good for 21st on the all-time list ? chosen as SEC Player of the Week on Nov. 23 after scoring 23 points against Southern Miss (11/20) and 19 against Western Carolina (11/17) ? led the team in scoring at a 15.4 ppg clip and set a season high with 32 points on senior night against Ole Miss (3/3) ? recorded double-digits in points a team-best 31 times only failing to do so in three games ? led the team in scoring 14 times, in assists 15 times and in steals 16 times, the most on the team in each category ? led the team with five 20-plus point performances ? set the school record for most free throws made without a miss in a single game, going 17-for-17 against Ole Miss (3/3), the most by an Alabama player in a single game since Paul Ellis hit a record 18 against Ole Miss in 1972 ? led the team with 2.5 assists, 1.4 steals and 35.3 minutes per game ? was second on the team with 5.1 rebounds per game ? recorded his first career double-double with 15 points and a career-high 10 rebounds in the season opener against Towson (11/14) ? led the team with 20 points and seven rebounds in the NIT opener against Illinois (3/17) ? scored 17 points while grabbing seven rebounds and four steals in the final game of his career at Miami (3/21).
http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/levi_randolph_769546.htmlRegarding #2: His physical metrics may not be elite, but they are far from shabby, especially for a two guard. He's 6'4.75" without shoes, making him 6'5" or 6'6" with shoes. Weighs 200, has a 6'9.5" wingspan, an 8'5" standing reach but only a 31.5 no-step vertical. Obviously not an explosive athlete, but the kid can finish.
No risk with some reward potential. I'm looking forward to seeing him try to make the team. That would mean more assets for trade.
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