Quentin Grimes, MVP second round of Draft

Equipe : Houston Cougars (Junior)

Age: 21 years old

Height: 196 cm

Weight: 95 kg

Wingspan: 203 cm

Poste: Arrire

Current comparison: Josh Hart (New Orleans Pelicans)

2020/2021 statistics: 17.8 points (40.6%), 5.7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1.4 steals in 32.8 minutes per game.

Let’s start from the side of the American Athletic Conference, to discover the Houston Cougars player, Quentin Grimes. Elected player of the year at his conference in 2021, he comes out of an important season that has been able to raise his rating. But the title of player of the year is absolutely not the only title he was able to seek in his young career: he was part of the U18 team of the United States in 2019 during the Tournament of the Americas. He was even the MVP! It has therefore been followed for years, and was notably recognized in high school as a future five star recruit. But, after a very complicated first season at the University of Kansas, he entered the portal before transferring to Houston. His ribs came down so well after his first year, he had to work hard as he says himself in order to regain hopes of being drafted. Currently, he is planned as a second round of draft and will have to fight in order to be able to prove that the hopes which were in the past placed in him are still relevant. Presentation.

ADVANTAGES: a profile tailored for the current NBA

Let’s talk about its physical qualities first. The first point that marks us is its scope. He is one of those players (rare in his position) to have a greater stature. And that’s a real plus! Thus, he is not a problem for his team in defense and remains quite acceptable on this side of the field. In attack, his scale is not a problem either because he has a handle suitable and a good ability to create space for his shot. At the athletic level, he is also well supplied without being an elite athlete. He uses it to complete his offensive talent with a good finish in the circle. And even in an area that is not his favorite, he can weigh in because he is a good rebounder despite his size. The other strong point of Quentin Grimes is technical. Its major asset? His shoot. An excellent 3-point shooter with almost perfect and fast mechanics, he clearly has the potential to become a sniper. We notice a real progression of his percentages in this area, he who takes more and more shots behind the arc. We can also define him as a good spot up 3, but also a very good scorer on the move. This is why it is important in an NBA workforce today, because it is a great threat in many areas of the game and allows the establishment of many offensive patterns. He will be a player that the coaches will not hesitate to put on the field alongside a ball handler, or at the end of the match in order to draw the defenses as much as possible. His very interesting profile from this point of view is in particular what allowed him to rise 2 years ago as one of the most anticipated prospects. His potential is great, and it is clear that if he is still improving, his name should interest many teams, if not the whole league.

THE LESS: a little more cleanliness would not be a refusal …

If he is an undeniably good scorer and promises great potential on this point, for the moment he remains irregular, capable of a very bad 1/7 and the following match of posing a beautiful 6/10 3 points, o it turns over the season more than 40%. And again, we do not even talk about his season of freshman which was complicated … In other aspects of the game, we can highlight its weaknesses as a playmaker, he who has great weaknesses ball handling. Indeed, if we look at his stats in terms of turnovers, we first have the impression that he does not lose as many balls as a, but you should know that in the game, he finds himself quite often when he is ball in hand in a bad posture and compromises the possessions . In the NBA, it will quickly become problematic if he is not able to hold the ball, although he has shown signs of progress in his last college season. For the other points, the problems are varied with a lack all the same athletic level which puts constraints on the level of defense. For example, we often have phases of the game where our ability to follow guards faster leaves big holes in his team’s defense. His first step is not famous either to talk about the offensive side … As for the mental level, we were also able to observe phases where, after a bad start to the match, he no longer dares to take his responsibilities in attack. And we know the importance of the mind in such a competitive league …

BEST FIT: Boston Celtics (45th pick)

The choice of the Celtics to welcome Quentin Grimes might seem logical, so much the need at home to spacing is important… Besides, the choice is not risky here, Grimes having done a Boston workout before the draft where he expressed the fact that according to him the franchise represented a very good potential. fit. And we can prove him right: with ball handlers such as Kemba Walker (although he is apparently on the way), Jayson Tatum, Payton Pritchard or Jaylen Brown, he could blend in with his role as spot up shooter, knowing that this place is for the moment not subject to great competition … The player closest to the role that Grimes could have is Semi Ojeleye and it can be said that the competition will be easy to beat. Of course, as in this team, he could be in contact with profiles bringing to him their experience and their mode of play, and we can say that if Quentin Grimes can benefit from the knowledge in ball handling from Walker, Tatum or Pritchard, that would do him the greatest good. In addition, he is a player with good potential, which the Celtics love when we see their choices in the last Draft.