2010 NBA Draft Scouting Report: Manny Harris

Written by Paul Banks of NBC Chicago and 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]




2010 NBA Draft Scouting Report: Manny Harris


Position: Shooting Guard

Size: 6-5, 185

School: Michigan, Junior


Strengths:
  • Terrific slasher
  • Extremely quick first step
  • Good finisher at the rim
  • Body control when attacking the basket
  • Creating for teammates off the drive
  • Dangerous in the open court
  • Can take over a game
  • Rebounder for a guard
  • Ball-handling
  • Great reaction as a help defender



    Weaknesses:
  • Three-point shooting
  • Gets a little shot happy at times
  • Must get stronger so he can handle contact when driving to the hoop
  • Questionable decision maker

    Summary: Harris’ great freshman season in Ann Arbor really caught a lot of people’s attention about his potential as a pro. However, “Manny Fresh” seems to be almost the same player he is as a junior that he was as a freshman. He is terrific off the bounce but really struggles with his outside shot. That lack of development in his game is discouraging but he has still declared for the 2010 NBA Mock Draft and will most likely be an early second-rounder.

    Player Comparison: Roger Mason. Mason is a combo guard who has struggled to find his groove in the NBA due to a lack of a true position. Harris figures to be a two guard at the next level but may end up playing some point due to his slashing abilities and sturggles as an outside shooter, which are both similar to Mason’s game.



    RELATED LINKS:


    2010 NBA Mock Draft


    2010 NBA Draft Prospect Rankings


    2010 NBA Draft Scouting Reports








    Written by Paul Banks of NBC Chicago and 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





    NFL Picks - Oct. 5


    2025 NFL Mock Draft - Oct. 2


    Fantasy Football Rankings - Sept. 4


    NFL Power Rankings - Aug. 28