2018 NBA Draft: Next Man Up, Mississippi State’s Lamar Peters
By Connor Harr
Improved Playmaking
One of the biggest knocks on Peter’s NBA draft stock coming into the season was that he wasn’t much of a playermaker. Over his last 4 games Lamar is averaging 7.25 assists a game to go along with a 3.5 turnovers.
Over this stretch his turnovers have improved, last season he averaged 3.4 assists and 2.3 turnovers.
If you take a look at this video Peter’s blows by his defender. He gets met at the rim by help defense, and he makes a pretty touch pass to Abdul Ado for a layup. Next, look at these highlights against Texas A&M.
Skip to 2:45 and you will see Peters working a ball screen with Abdul Ado. He comes off the screen and makes a beautiful bounce pass to Ado for an easy dunk. Hopefully, Peters will continue to develop his pick and roll playmaking since it’s such an NBA staple.