Tamar Bates

NBA DRAFT SCOUTING REPORT

POSITION: SGFROM: IndianaHT: 6-5WT: 185
BORN: NAYEAR: So.WING: NAREACH: NA

Draft Notes

The 6-5 lefty gives Indiana a big time talent at the shooting guard position.

Bates has been coming on strong and moving up the rankings. He’s probably not a one and done but could be a future draft pick if he stays on his current trajectory.


Comparisons

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Draft Projection

mid first to second round pick in the 2023 NBA Draft or 2024 NBA Draft

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2023 SG Rankings

  1. Ausar Thompson – 6-6 – Overtime Elite
  2. Keyonte George – 6-5 – Baylor
  3. Jordan Hawkins – 6-5 – UConn
  4. Kobe Bufkin – 6-4 – Michigan
  5. Nick Smith – 6-4 – Arkansas
  6. Marcus Sasser – 6-2 – Houston
  7. Amari Bailey – 6-4 – UCLA
  8. Brandin Podziemski – 6-5 – Santa Clara
  9. Nikola Durišić – 6-8 – Serbia
  10. Ben Sheppard – 6-6 – Belmont
  11. Terquavion Smith – 6-4 – NC State
  12. Ricky Council IV – 6-6 – Arkansas
  13. Mojave King – 6-5 – Ignite (Australia)
  14. Jaylen Clark – 6-5 – UCLA
  15. Isaiah Wong – 6-4 – Miami
  16. Sir’Jabari Rice – 6-4 – Texas
  17. Adam Flagler – 6-3 – Baylor
  18. Omari Moore – 6-6 – San Jose State
  19. Chris Livingston – 6-5 – Kentucky
  20. Justin Powell – 6-6 – Washington St. 
  21. D’Moi Hodge – 6-4 – Missouri
  22. Drew Peterson – 6-9 – USC
  23. Josiah James – 6-6 – Tennessee