NBA Draft Report: Jarace Walker Of Houston (_ZCO on a versatile big who may not become a star, but should become a star in his role)
The Houston Cougars didn’t finish the 2022-23 college basketball season the way they expected. After almost an entire regular season in which the Cougars sat atop KenPom’s adjusted efficiency rankings, the team ended up losing to the Miami Hurricanes in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament. However, despite the poor March Madness showing, Houston still had a year that the team should be proud of.
On the defensive end, Walker should step into the league and immediately please his coaches. The 19-year-old really pays attention to detail, and he served as a vocal leader for the Cougars last year. Considering Houston was the fifth-ranked defensive team in the nation, it’s hard to ignore that he was the anchor of the defense.
Offensively, Walker doesn’t profile as a guy that will be a main hub for his team. However, he does a lot of things well, and he could serve as a very nice connector in the NBA. Walker is a very good playmaker for a big man, and he seems to always make good reads when the ball finds his hands. It isn’t hard to see him picking teams apart on the short roll in pick-and-roll scenarios, and he could also be the type of big that constantly finds cutters from the elbow.
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