Shevon Thompson Draft Stock

[sleeperpick]

you guys are too much of homers to think Shevon would get drafted.... and in the first round?!?! come on guys. I like Shevon a lot but the Larry Sanders comparison is tired and just wrong....

 

[GMUgemini]

you guys are too much of homers to think Shevon would get drafted.... and in the first round?!?! come on guys. I like Shevon a lot but the Larry Sanders comparison is tired and just wrong....

I don't know he was top 3 all-time for rebounds per 40 minutes in college (about tied with Shaquille O'Neal). But he was really, really raw offensively and with the opening up of the international markets (why international players still get drafted I don't know) it was a long shot.


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[gmujim92]

the Larry Sanders comparison is tired and just wrong....

You're right about that.

Sanders is an unmotivated pothead who squandered a $40M NBA contract and walked away to do water colors instead of blocking shots.

I never should've compared a quality guy like Shevon to that vcu burnout.

 

[Petey Buckets]

Haven't checked in on this in a while but the idea that Shevon would have been drafted was laughable. He's got a couple major things working against him:

1) He's really old for a draft prospect. He turned 23 two weeks ago which means his physical development is just about done. Teams would generally rather spend draft capital either on someone really young with a lot more room to improve physically, or someone who was much more accomplished and well-rounded in college.

2) He's a limited athlete with almost no explosion/burst/jumpability/whatever you want to call it. You can be 6'11" and glued to the floor in college, but not in the NBA.

3) The only thing he does at an NBA level is rebound. He doesn't do much else at even a college level, including protect the ball in the post.

The case for Shevon has to include magically becoming much more athletic, which would really only happen if his foot was much worse last year than we were led to believe. The NBA game is moving in a way that is making stuck-in-the-mud bigs like Shevon more and more rare. He might get a D-league stint or even a few 10-day contracts, but I don't see him sticking around on an NBA roster.

 

[GMUgemini]

Haven't checked in on this in a while but the idea that Shevon would have been drafted was laughable. He's got a couple major things working against him:

1) He's really old for a draft prospect. He turned 23 two weeks ago which means his physical development is just about done. Teams would generally rather spend draft capital either on someone really young with a lot more room to improve physically, or someone who was much more accomplished and well-rounded in college.

2) He's a limited athlete with almost no explosion/burst/jumpability/whatever you want to call it. You can be 6'11" and glued to the floor in college, but not in the NBA.

3) The only thing he does at an NBA level is rebound. He doesn't do much else at even a college level, including protect the ball in the post.

The case for Shevon has to include magically becoming much more athletic, which would really only happen if his foot was much worse last year than we were led to believe. The NBA game is moving in a way that is making stuck-in-the-mud bigs like Shevon more and more rare. He might get a D-league stint or even a few 10-day contracts, but I don't see him sticking around on an NBA roster.

One thing: one doesn't peak physically until they are about 27 or 28. But other than that, he does have a lot of limitations on the offensive side of the ball.


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[G M U]

Shevon will be playing with the New Orleans Pelicans this summer.

 

[MasonFanatic]

I never thought Shevon was a first rounder, and the age thing is a good point, but there's not a terribly big gap between a 40th-60th pick and a summer league participant.

When Shevon was able to play one on one in the post (e.g. against vcu and Okie State) he showed a lot more explosion. I don't think it's fair to say he's glued to the floor. Jai Lewis was glued to the floor.

 

[GMUgemini]

I never thought Shevon was a first rounder, and the age thing is a good point, but there's not a terribly big gap between a 40th-60th pick and a summer league participant.

When Shevon was able to play one on one in the post (e.g. against vcu and Okie State) he showed a lot more explosion. I don't think it's fair to say he's glued to the floor. Jai Lewis was glued to the floor.

Agreed. And at 6'11 he ran the floor better than Will Thomas did at 6'6. There's potential there, certainly. The problem is NBA teams don't have the bench space for many projects.


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[Falco]

Agreed. And at 6'11 he ran the floor better than Will Thomas did at 6'6. There's potential there, certainly. The problem is NBA teams don't have the bench space for many projects.


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New Orleans might be the only team in the league willing to devote the time to Shevon.

Of the 3 centers on the Pelicans, the youngest is 28. New Orleans knows how much their veteran players have left in the tank. And if they timed it right, Shevon could step in the second the tank reaches empty.

Optimistic thinking I know. But George Mason is due for another underdog success story.

 

[sleeperpick]

New Orleans might be the only team in the league willing to devote the time to Shevon.

Of the 3 centers on the Pelicans, the youngest is 28. New Orleans knows how much their veteran players have left in the tank. And if they timed it right, Shevon could step in the second the tank reaches empty.

Optimistic thinking I know. But George Mason is due for another underdog success story.

DJ3. Very good point. I used to watch their last project Alexis Ajinca when he was 22-23 playing with the Maine Red Claws of the D-League. He was impressive but had a series of bad injuries that derailed a pretty decent NBA career that could have been. Goodluck to Shevon and it is a great point regarding the age of their centers.