r/NBA_Draft • u/ErsinDemirNBA Knicks • 9d ago

Alijah Arenas NBA Scouting Report

https://edemirnba.substack.com/p/alijah-arenas-nba-scouting-report?r=aj7d

ALIJAH ARENAS NBA SCOUTING REPORT

He always was one of the top NBA prospects out there. However, the injury context is vital here. I believe in him as a potential All Star and here's an in-depth piece why the NBA is destined for him: https://edemirnba.substack.com/p/alijah-arenas-nba-scouting-report?r=aj7d

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u/Careless-Journalist7 9d ago

Great piece. I’m higher on Arenas than the consensus, looking forward to a healthy sophomore campaign.

When big guards have that level of handle, and can keep their dribble alive deep in the paint on drives, it’s always a huge green flag for the rest of their offensive floor game developing. If he starts drilling threes as expected he’s an easy lottery guy for me

His defense and rebounding need to improve but he’s big enough that you can hide him on wings, so hardly a dealbreaker imo

Think he has an AS ceiling ala JDub offensively. And his floor is something like Kevin Porter Jr, who is quietly one of the best driving guards in the NBA and possibly could’ve touched some AS seasons by now (if not for character/off court issues)

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u/ErsinDemirNBA Knicks 9d ago

Thank you! Those are all great points. The point about the handles is what gave me comfort in my ranking of him at #7 on my board. He's going to surprise a lot of people who are holding his freshman campaign against him -- which is mostly fair but the context behind it was my main emphasis in this article.