NAZ REID
BIRTHDATE: 8/26/99
POSITION: Power Forward/Center
HEIGHT: 6'10"
WEIGHT: 250 lbs
SCHOOL/ TEAM: LSU
CLASS: Freshman
STRENGTHS
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Impressive combination of size, mobility and skills
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Fluid and agile with good feet/footwork
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Scores in a variety of ways
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Can outmuscle weaker opponents to get to his sweet spots
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Decent touch around the rim; Can finish with both hands
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Potentially could be a stretch 5 if he continues to improve his shot
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Capable enough ball handler to make plays off the dribble
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Good offensive rebounder; Has knack for getting putbacks
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As he develops could become a matchup problem for defenses with due to his versatility
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Effective scorer when cutting to rim
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Can rim run when he chooses to
WEAKNESSES
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Still more of a raw talent at this point in his career
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Lacks pop, burst and explosiveness
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Misses a lot of bunnies around the rim
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Plays an isolation style/ball stopping post game
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Tendency to settle for jump shots
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Would rather trail to shoot a 3 in transition than rim run
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Has too many ugly possessions, especially when doubled teamed on the first dribble
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His main and only post move is to overpower into a drop step
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Turnover prone
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Only shot 37% on post ups
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Inefficient as a roll man (38%FG)