2014 NBA Draft Scouting Report: Willie Cauley-Stein

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2014 NBA Draft Scouting Report: Willie Cauley-Stein


Position: Center

Size: 7-0, 244

School: Kentucky, Sophomore


Strengths:

Size

Length

Athleticism

Shot-blocking

Rim protector

Help-side defender

Explosive at the rim

Active on the glass

Bothersome in passing lanes

Brings constant aggressiveness/energy to the floor

Lateral quickness as a perimeter defender

Runs the floor well

Loaded with potential

Weaknesses:

Very raw on the offensive end

Mid-range jump shot

Back to the basket game

Ball-handling

Needs to get stronger

Summary: Cauley-Stein is already a beast defensively in the paint, which for a true seven-footer makes him a likely lottery pick. He is extremely active on the inside and though not even close to being a complete offensive player and still very much a work in progress, will certainly be one of the first big men off the board.

Player Comparison: Robin Lopez.

Lopez has made his presence felt in the middle as a rebounder and rim-protector, and that will be Cauley-Stein’s calling card in the NBA as well. Lopez is still fairly limited on the offensive end which can also be said of the Wildcat sophomore.

2013 NBA Draft Scouting Reports - Choose Player 2014 NBA Draft Scouting Reports - Home Kyle Anderson, SF, UCLA Isaiah Austin, C, Baylor Cameron Bairstow, PF, New Mexico Willie Cauley-Stein, C, Kentucky Semaj Christon, PG, Xavier Jordan Clarkson, SG, Missouri Aaron Craft, PG, Ohio State Joel Embiid, C, Kansas Tyler Ennis, PG, Syracuse C.J. Fair, SF, Syracuse Aaron Gordon, PF, Arizona Jerami Grant, SF, Syracuse Gary Harris, SG, Michigan State Rodney Hood, SF, Duke Nick Johnson, SG, Arizona DeAndre Kane, PG, Iowa State Sean Kilpatrick, SG, Cincinnati James Michael McAdoo, PF, North Carolina K.J. McDaniels, SF, Clemson Doug McDermott, SF, Creighton Jordan McRae, SG, Tennessee Shabazz Napier, PG, Connecticut Jabari Parker, SF, Duke Adreian Payne, PF, Michigan State Dwight Powell, PF, Stanford Julius Randle, PF, Kentucky JaKarr Sampson, SF, St. John's Marcus Smart, PG, Oklahoma State Russ Smith, PG, Louisville Nik Stauskas, SG, Michigan Jarnell Stokes, PF, Tennessee Xavier Thames, PG, San Diego State Noah Vonleh, PF, Indiana T.J. Warren, SF, N.C. State Andrew Wiggins, SF, Kansas Kendall Williams, PG, New Mexico James Young, SG, Kentucky Patric Young, PF, Florida

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