Anonymous Coach Says Tyrese Maxey Is ‘Overrated’ and ‘Wasn’t the Guy I Feared’
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Tyrese Maxey is a capability lottery eradicate in the 2020 NBA draft, but one head coach doesn’t earn the hype spherical the University of Kentucky neatly-known particular person.
Speaking to The Athletic’s Sam Vecenie, an anonymous Division I coach said he thinks Maxey is “overrated”:
“Idea to be one of many more overrated guys in the draft. For my fragment, I don’t judge he can shoot. I’d also interrogate his basketball IQ. I judge he’s more of a one dimensional player. It is potentially correct a product of being introduced up by AAU. He’s incessantly been a prolific scorer with the ball in his palms, I correct judge the NBA is formula more than that. And I don’t judge judge it be a relentless leap shot. He’s a gargantuan athlete. Apt-hand dominant more than anything else for my share. But I did not pain him. He wasn’t the fellow I feared.”
Maxey dedicated to Kentucky in June 2019 and became regarded as one in every of the nation’s high avid gamers coming out of excessive college. He became rated as a 5-neatly-known particular person prospect and the No. 3 combo guard in the 2019 recruiting class by 247Sports composite rankings.
The Wildcats landed three 5-neatly-known particular person recruits for the 2019-20 season, with Maxey being the very supreme-rated (No. 10 total) in a community that also included Kahlil Whitney (No. 11) and Keion Brooks Jr. (No. 24).
After Maxey declared for the NBA draft in April, Wildcats head coach John Calipari tweeted about the 19-year-feeble’s capability and capability:
John Calipari @UKCoachCalipari
I became more sturdy on @TyreseMaxey than any player this season, and there’s a motive. One, he’s a gargantuan child with a self belief in his capability that doesn’t waver. Two, he has a capability that he has handiest begun to ticket. And three, Tyrese compulsory to be challenged to care for shut that next step. https://t.co/4sM2JMGL0N
B/R’s Jonathan Wasserman wrote in early July that he became “overlooking the inefficient percentages and procuring the watch-test outcomes” by score Maxey as the No. 7 total prospect on this year’s draft class.
Maxey had an inconsistent freshman campaign, averaging 14.0 aspects, 3.2 assists and 4.3 rebounds all over 31 games. He shot 42.7 percent total and 29.2 percent from three-point vary.
The 2020 NBA draft will be held Oct. 16, with early entrants having till Aug. 17 to withdraw in the event that they ought to return to faculty.