Nico Mannion

Draft Notes

A consummate point guard who makes great decisions with the ball, can handle against pressure and know when to look to score.

Doesn’t have an ideal frame for the NBA game, with a short wingspan and average height for position but his basketball IQ and competitive fire make up for it.

Sees the play before it happens and is great at finding teammates with perfect passes.

Can get his own shot and shows promise as an outside shooter (although he struggled a bit at Arizona hitting only 32.7% from downtown).

Struggles to finish in the paint and against length.

Comparisons

• Luke Ridnour
• poor man’s Bibby

Draft Projection

late first to mid second round pick in the 2020 NBA Draft

2020 Point Guards

1. LaMelo Ball – 6-7 – USA
2. Tyrese Haliburton – 6-5 – Iowa State
3. Killian Hayes – 6-5 – France
4. Kira Lewis – 6-3 – Alabama
5. Tyrell Terry – 6-1 – Stanford
6. Cole Anthony – 6-2 – UNC
7. Grant Riller – 6-3 – Charleston
8. Theo Maledon – 6-5 – France
9. Malachi Flynn – 6-2 – San Diego St.
10. Devon Dotson – 6-2 – Kansas
11. Ty-Shon Alexander – 6-4 – Creighton
12. Nico Mannion – 6-2 – Arizona
13. Payton Pritchard – 6-2 – Oregon
14. Yam Madar – 6-3 – Israel
15. Abdoulaye N-Doye – 6-7 – France
16. Ashton Hagans – 6-3 – Kentucky
17. Cassius Winston – 6-1 – Michigan State
18. Tre Jones – 6-1 – Duke
19. Markus Howard – 5-11 – Marquette