Jaime Jaquez Jr.

Draft Notes

Jaquez is a multi-talented player who does it all on the court and makes winning plays.

He’s a talented scorer who can get his own shot in iso situations. He’s got the size for the NBA game and is becoming a knockdown shooter from outside. He also uses ball fakes well and is adept at drawing fouls.

Jaquez is a hard-nosed player who loves to mix it up and play a physical game. At 225lbs he’s got a strong frame and can hold his own on defense and in the paint and isn’t afraid to battle inside with the bigs.

Jaquez isn’t a big time run/jump athlete but he’s got more than enough speed and burst for the NBA game. He also has a great feel for the game which helps him to be in the right place at the right time.

Uses ball fakes well and has lots of little tricks for getting open and getting his shot (old-man game).

He needs to improve his FT shooting and with his nice shooting stroke there’s every reason to expect that he’ll become a good FT shooter.

Comparisons

• Rick Fox
• Sarunas Marciulionis

Draft Projection

late first to mid second round pick in the 2023 NBA Draft

2023 SF Rankings

1. Brandon Miller – 6-8 – Alabama
2. Bilal Coulibaly – 6-8 – France
3. Cam Whitmore – 6-7 – Villanova
4. Gradey Dick – 6-7 – Kansas
5. Rayan Rupert – 6-7 – France
6. Sidy Cissoko – 6-7 – G League Ignite (France)
7. Brice Sensabaugh – 6-6 – Ohio State
8. Maxwell Lewis – 6-7 – Pepperdine
9. Dariq Whitehead – 6-5 – Duke
10. Jaime Jaquez Jr. – 6-7 – UCLA
11. Colby Jones – 6-6 – Xavier
12. Andre Jackson – 6-6 – UConn
13. Jordan Walsh – 6-7 – Arkansas
14. Julian Phillips – 6-7 – Tennessee
15. Seth Lundy – 6-6 – Penn State
16. Keyontae Johnson – 6-5 – Kansas State
17. Emoni Bates – 6-8 1/2 – Eastern Michigan
18. Jordan Miller – 6-7 – Miami
19. Kobe Brown – 6-8 – Missouri
20. Jalen Wilson – 6-7 – Kansas
21. Jalen Slawson – 6-7 – Furman
22. Alex Fudge – 6-8 – Florida
23. Matthew Mayer – 6-9 – Illinois