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Originally Posted by Magnum_3_Ball
This was about Kendall Stephens, 6-7 Senior SG from Nevada. Kid can flat out shoot the rock. Was the ESPN100 65th ranked player coming out of high school. Signed with Purdue & transferred to Nevada after his Junior year.
Really doesn't do anything else. He's not a guy that would get drafted. He's literally just a 3 point shooter. I even saw him on one screen running the baseline where he was completely wide open underneath the basket, but he was in autopilot mode & just kept on running to the corner. A few minutes later the exact same thing happened, a teammate saw him & made the pass, Stephens was still on autopilot mode & the pass sailed out of bounds. So, he doesn't even seem all that aware of situational offense.
That said, he has incredible range. He was 4/4 on 3s in the first half & 3 of them were 4-5 feet behind the NBA 3-point line. He has no fear. He just catches & shoots. The announcers said his coach, Eric Musselman (former Warriors & Kings coach), said he doesn't just have the green light, he has the neon green light to shoot.
I definitely would be in favor of extending him an invite to summer camp & seeing how he can develop. I'm pretty sure the kid isn't an NBA player because he's very lanky & not exceptionally athletic. But, I'm also positive he's going to be playing professional basketball somewhere overseas. That kind of range, quick release, no fear/hesitation, and size. Legit shooter.
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Originally Posted by Magnum_3_Ball
nbadraft.net just made Kendall Stephens their last player taken in their latest mock draft update.
Feeling like I have an eye for talent or something over here. Lol.
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Kendall Stephens tonight: 30 pts 9/16 FGs 7/16 treys 5/5 FTs 3 rebs 1 asst 2 stls 2 blks 1 TO
Granted it was vs San Jose State (3-23 on the season), but 7 treys. Stephens has hit 3 or more treys in 23 games this season. He's only played in 29 games, and of the 6 games he didn't hit 3 or more treys, he played less than 20 min in all 6 of them & didn't even attempt three 3pt FGs in 2 of them. He averages 3.5 treys per game & is shooting 45.3% from 3. He also is fearless, shoots from deep behind the NBA 3 point line even, and in the games I've seen, a lot of his makes are like Steph they're so true they barely move the net.