5. Jamal Murray, G, Kentucky
Murray is one of the more well-rounded offensive talents in the draft. He can play both point guard and shooting guard, with great vision in both transition and half court sets. He can also make plays out of the pick-and-roll.
He is also a great shooter off-the-dribble and off-the-catch either in a standstill or coming off screens. Murray does a good job of collecting himself in the air and squaring up with the rim, so he doesn’t take too many awkward looking shots.
He is not perfect on that end, though. Murray lacks explosiveness and quickness, so he’s not much of a threat driving to the rim. He is good in open space, but in halfcourt sets he may struggle in both getting to the rim and creating space. This is worrisome, and some wonder whether he may just become a shooter in the NBA.
At 6’4” with that lack of quickness, Murray struggled on defense in college and the size of NBA wings suggests his potential on that end is not very high.
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