NBA DRAFT SCOUTING REPORT
POSITION: SG | FROM: UConn | HT: 6-4 | WT: 175 |
BORN: 9/18/00 | YEAR: So. | WING: NA | REACH: NA |
Draft Notes
James Bouknight is a long wiry athlete with springy legs and good basketball instincts who is a possible lottery pick in 2021. He’s one of the best off the dribble and pull-up jump shooters in the draft class.
He’s got a nose for crashing the offensive glass, where he puts his leaping ability to good use, rising over taller players to secure the rebound or finish with authority.
He’s got a nice shooting stroke and good touch from the line, from mid range and from 3pt land. As a freshman he shot over 82% from FT and nearly 35% from 3, and is well on his way to developing NBA range on his jumper.
He’s got good handles and a quick firs step and shows the ability to create offensive for himself.
He’s not the most gifted passer at this point and needs to keep his eyes up and do a better job of driving and kicking but he’s got all the skills to make it happen, as he gains experience.
Bouknight is still very thin and needs to add a lot of strength.
Comparisons
- NA
Draft Projection
late lottery to mid first round pick in the 2021 NBA Draft
Videos
2021 Shooting Guards
- Jalen Green – 6-5 – G League
- Moses Moody – 6-6 – Arkansas
- James Bouknight – 6-4 – UConn
- Keon Johnson – 6-5 – Tennessee
- Josh Christopher – 6-5 – Arizona State
- Cam Thomas – 6-3 – LSU
- Mojave King – 6-5 – Australia
- Brandon Boston Jr. – 6-7 – Kentucky
- Terrance Clarke – 6-6 – Kentucky
- Jaden Springer – 6-5 – Tennessee
- Taevion Kinsey – 6-5 – Marshall
- Scottie Lewis – 6-5 – Florida
- David Duke – 6-5 – Providence
- Ron Harper Jr. – 6-6 – Rutgers
- Juhann Begarin – 6-4 – France
- Allen Flanigan 6-6 – Auburn
- Paul Scruggs – 6-4 – Xavier
- Justin Moore – 6-4 – Villanova
- Quentin Grimes – 6-5 – Houston
- Marcus Zegarowski – 6-2 – Creighton
- Chris Duarte – 6-6 – Oregon
- John Petty – 6-6 – Alabama
- Aaron Wiggins – 6-6 – Maryland
- Ochai Agbaji – 6-5 – Kansas
- A.J. Lawson – 6-6 – South Carolina
- Nahziah Carter – 6-6 – Washington
- Kyree Walker – 6-4 – Phoenix, AZ