Tall wings that are confident shooters and ball handlers rarely fail in this era. They can naturally play with anybody. Idk why y’all are acting like he doesn’t fit that description.
Players with emoni's game can hardly play with anybody. He needs freedom to play his game but hes not talented or good enough to play his game at the next level. His height means nothing bc he just has a long neck. He has the length of someone who's closer to 6'3-6'4. His handles dont even create space. The overwhelming number of his jump shots are contested and that's at low level college ball. Then there's his driving ability. He couldn't beat these same low college players off the bounce. I dont see coaches wanting to coach him and I dont see players wanting to play with him. I see him going undrafted and ending up somewhere in asia in 2 years. I do t even think low level europe would want him bc he looks uncoachable and plays such a losing brand of basketball. China would love him tho.
@@melomanace3415 Tall wings that are catch & shoot threats while also being able to handle in P&R can literally play with anybody. You’re trying too hard to sound smart.
@@melomanace3415 He’ll get drafted. Remember, the NBA scouts value youth A LOT! More than skill. If the NBA teams drafted SOLEY based on skill, the whole 1st round would be juniors and seniors. Bates left HS a year early. He’s still 19. He’ll get drafted based on upside. He doesn’t know what he is yet. Calm down. Every year lots of project players are drafted.
He's awesome. I never root for the lakers for anything but I want him to be next to lebron james next year. All the off court stuff people are worried about won't be a question when he's on lebrons team. And the amount of open shots he would get would be insane. He didn't take a single open shot all season and he was still absolute water. I would take him first round but seems like they could get him in the second if they wanted to. No idea what people don't see.
He has a lot to prove , he might start slow while showing a lot of potential , I can see him having a similar start to a Brandin Ingram and even comp to him , maybe 3 4 years and all of a sudden bates has a bag of tricks and is a legit NBA player. All depends on him tho , how hungry is he.
4:12 to 4:17 how he needs to learn to play with cavs , he has to run run run and take advantage of Garland passing him those looks , if he can become stronger and better defender , and be a mover who can shoot off ball cause he has the shot and release for it the cavs might just hit a home run. Congrats young fella but word of advice would be / know your place / play your role and earn more from there but you can still star at 16 points a game , 7 boards , 3 to 4 assist and 2 steals and a block. Do the lottle things , hustle , defend and rebound to earn your spot , hit the gym and show the world you still that top 10 talent.
Quick release deep range offensive weapon I hope he goes where they are projecting him in the draft. Watching this i see perfect fit for him on the the wolves a plug in scoring machine off the bench a guy that is used to having the ball in his hands and being a primary scoring option, like the potential on offense would love him to go to the wolves at 53rd.
@nickolazcarters character issues. Durant, Wemby, Chet are all skinny. He's like a baby KD. The kid is a star idgaf. Nba GMs are retarded. He's too good lol
He needs to go to a quality franchise with great coaching like Spurs, Denver, or Golden State. Slipping in The draft might be a blessing in disguise. He won’t be thrown out there and asked to be that guy. He’ll be able to sit and learn on a good team and not ruin his confidence. BTW I know he needs to work on his efficiency but he has a soft jump shot with plenty of range and the height and vertical to shoot over most defenders
I love how they don’t put any other stats on the thumbnail than his scoring. Scoring 19 and contributing nothing else for a mid major team is not impressive at all. And they make sure not to put up his percentages lol
Why are you looking for things to be negative about? Remember, the guy left HS a year early. He is 19 averaging 19 for a mid major team…that’s impressive. Hell yeah GMs are gonna take a look. Are you crazy? Trust me, there’s a bunch of 5 ⭐️ kids in the portal who left a big program to join a smaller school thinking they’ll dominate. Most of em realize it don’t work that way.
@@jemazondo9331 Stop being a dum dum. That EMU was 8-23 and second to last in that conference. The kid needs to learn how to utilize his skills in a team format .
@@greggcrawford124 How am I being the dumb one when he's literally on NBA teams' lists of best young prospects? Idk why you're coming at me for. Go look. They're not looking at the team record, they're looking at the individual.
@@jemazondo9331 Name the teams please? Cause I watched about 90 % of EMU games and they were terrible. This young man is going to have to work to get playing time or stay in the league
Still Young mini KD 2.0... Emoni Bates - ht 6' 8' - 6' 9' / wingspan - 6' 9' KD - ht 6' 10' / wingspan - 7' 5' Scoring Game - Identical. Cavs captured one of the BIGGEST steals in the past decade.
This shot style doesn't translate well the first year and a half in the NBA but he looks like another Jeremy grant, he may develop a little bit faster .
His jump shot is as quick as Steph and Carmello. He is a Bouncier Ingram, with Morant's swag. he needs the right environment to succeed. I would have loved to see him in Milwaukee with Giannis but NBA Gm's are stupid smh
Only thing wrong with the kid is he gets too overly excited on every single play, which leads me to believe that he'll be a technical foul machine in the nba.
Except he didn’t peak lol he’s 19 and one of the best young prospects in the draft, especially with the way he’s been performing at the combine. Stop being so quick to count ppl out he’s a teenager he got a lot of work to put in so let him put in the work and stop dick ridin wit no license
Great scorer even if he don’t get drafted high to a sorry team. He could get drafted to a great team. I rather get drafted to a winning franchise unless ima top 3 pick
