The substance of his remarks was clearly expected, so he allowed himself to take care of the form: on the ESPN set for the NBA Today program, this Friday, Jordan Hawkins announced live that he was running for the 2023 Draft.
A logical decision for the young rear of the Huskies as his “sophomore” exercise was successful (16.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists), within this Connecticut team which walked on the competition during the “March Madness”, winning the title with an average difference of 20 points (six games played)!
Full back, Jordan Hawkins is a very good shooter, certainly the best of this 2023 vintage. Over the whole season, he has shot 39% from behind the arc on 7.6 shots per game, even reaching 50% of success during the six games of the “March Madness”, with a correct 21/42 for 16.3 points on average.
Ray Allen’s heir
” Shooting is my superpower “he also said, at the microphone of Malika Andrews. ” I can plant behind the arc with consistency and be a major rotational player on my debut. And over time, I can develop more, because I know I’m not just a shooter. I can do more, but I should prove it in the league. »
With his 1.96m and magnificent, compact and quick-firing shooting mechanics, the Maryland native is inevitably reminiscent of another shooting guard who passed through Connecticut a quarter of a century ago, Ray Allen. And if he is not currently as comfortable with his dribble as “Jesus Shuttlesworth” was at the same age, he is on the other hand already completely capable, like the one of whom he is labeled the heir. , able to exist away from the ball to break free and offer open shots, whether off the screen or on a “handoff” behind the arc, on a “pindown” at mid-distance or more simply in a “corner” on a “pick-and-roll” phase.
In this, he is a “prospect” very easy to project in this NBA more than ever focused on attack and outside shooting, and then embodies a profile appreciated by franchises. At present, ESPN ranks him in 15th position among the best players available in the 2023 Draft. Suffice to say that the “lottery” seems promised to him…
