2013 NBA Draft Scouting Report: Shane Larkin

2013 NBA Draft Scouting Reports - Choose Player 2013 NBA Draft Scouting Reports - Home Steven Adams, C, Pittsburgh Giannis Antetokoumpo, SF, Greece Isaiah Austin, PF, Baylor Anthony Bennett, PF, UNLV Vander Blue, SG, Marquette Lorenzo Brown, PG, N.C. State Trey Burke, PG, Michigan Reggie Bullock, SG, North Carolina Michael Carter-Williams, PG, Syracuse Willie Cauley-Stein, C, Kentucky Allen Crabbe, SG, California Gorgui Dieng, C, Louisville Jamaal Franklin, SG, San Diego State Rudy Gobert, C, Russia Archie Goodwin, SG, Kentucky Tim Hardaway, SG, Michigan Solomon Hill, SF, Arizona Grant Jerrett, PF, Arizona Kenny Kadji, PF, Miami Sergey Karasev, SF, Russia Ryan Kelly, PF, Duke Shane Larkin, PG, Miami Alex Len, C, Maryland C.J. Leslie, PF, N.C. State Trevor Mbakwe, PF, Minnesota James Michael McAdoo, PF, North Carolina C.J. McCollum, SG, Lehigh Mitch McGary, C, Michigan Ben McLemore, SG, Kansas Tony Mitchell, PF, North Texas Shabazz Muhammad, SF, UCLA Nerlens Noel, PF, Kentucky Lucas Nogueira, C, Brazil Victor Oladipo, SG, Indiana Kelly Olynyk, C, Gonzaga Brandon Paul, SG, Illinois Mason Plumlee, PF, Duke Otto Porter, SF, Georgetown Dennis Schroder, PG, Germany Peyton Siva, PG, Louisville Marcus Smart, PG, Oklahoma State Russ Smith, PG, Louisville Tony Snell, SF, New Mexico James Southerland, SF, Syracuse Deshaun Thomas, SF, Ohio State Jeff Withey, C, Kansas Nate Wolters, PG, South Dakota State Patric Young, PF, Florida Cody Zeller, C, Indiana

Written by Paul Banks of the Washington Times, and David Kay of the The Sports Bank.
Send Paul an e-mail here: paulb05 AT hotmail DOT com.
All other e-mail, including advertising and link proposals, send to: [email protected]



2013 NBA Draft Scouting Report: Shane Larkin


Position: Point Guard

Size: 5-11, 171

School: Miami, Sophomore


Strengths:

Floor general

Great poise

Court vision

Quickness

Knows when to score, when to be a distributor

Effective pick-and-roll point guard

Three point shooting

Catch-and-shoot ability

Step-back jumper

Doesn’t shy away from the big moment

Solid on-the-ball defender

Surprising explosiveness (NBA Draft Combine best 44 inch max vertical)

Weaknesses:

Undersized

Will struggle guarding bigger NBA point guards

Length

Summary: Behind a breakout sophomore campaign at Miami, Larkin emerged as a first-round prospect. His lack of size is a bit of a concern, but Barry’s son could be a nice change of pace point guard at the next level.

Player Comparison: Patty Mills. Neither guys fits the new prototypical NBA point guard stature due to a lack of size, but like Mills, Larkin should be at the very worst a solid NBA backup. Both players are capable floor generals and outside shooters. Larkin does have an edge on Mills with his athleticism.

2013 NBA Draft Scouting Reports - Choose Player 2013 NBA Draft Scouting Reports - Home Steven Adams, C, Pittsburgh Giannis Antetokoumpo, SF, Greece Isaiah Austin, PF, Baylor Anthony Bennett, PF, UNLV Vander Blue, SG, Marquette Lorenzo Brown, PG, N.C. State Trey Burke, PG, Michigan Reggie Bullock, SG, North Carolina Michael Carter-Williams, PG, Syracuse Willie Cauley-Stein, C, Kentucky Allen Crabbe, SG, California Gorgui Dieng, C, Louisville Jamaal Franklin, SG, San Diego State Rudy Gobert, C, Russia Archie Goodwin, SG, Kentucky Tim Hardaway, SG, Michigan Solomon Hill, SF, Arizona Grant Jerrett, PF, Arizona Kenny Kadji, PF, Miami Sergey Karasev, SF, Russia Ryan Kelly, PF, Duke Shane Larkin, PG, Miami Alex Len, C, Maryland C.J. Leslie, PF, N.C. State Trevor Mbakwe, PF, Minnesota James Michael McAdoo, PF, North Carolina C.J. McCollum, SG, Lehigh Mitch McGary, C, Michigan Ben McLemore, SG, Kansas Tony Mitchell, PF, North Texas Shabazz Muhammad, SF, UCLA Nerlens Noel, PF, Kentucky Lucas Nogueira, C, Brazil Victor Oladipo, SG, Indiana Kelly Olynyk, C, Gonzaga Brandon Paul, SG, Illinois Mason Plumlee, PF, Duke Otto Porter, SF, Georgetown Dennis Schroder, PG, Germany Peyton Siva, PG, Louisville Marcus Smart, PG, Oklahoma State Russ Smith, PG, Louisville Tony Snell, SF, New Mexico James Southerland, SF, Syracuse Deshaun Thomas, SF, Ohio State Jeff Withey, C, Kansas Nate Wolters, PG, South Dakota State Patric Young, PF, Florida Cody Zeller, C, Indiana

RELATED LINKS:


2013 NBA Mock Draft


2014 NBA Mock Draft


2013 NBA Draft Prospect Rankings


2013 NBA Draft Scouting Reports








Written by Paul Banks of the Washington Times, and David Kay of the The Sports Bank.
Send Paul an e-mail here: paulb05 AT hotmail DOT com.
All other e-mail, including advertising and link proposals, send to: [email protected]



Mike Elworth's 2023 NBA Mock Draft

Mike Elworth's 2024 NBA Mock Draft





2024 NFL Mock Draft - April 16


NFL Power Rankings - Feb. 22


Fantasy Football Rankings - Feb. 19


NFL Picks - Feb. 12