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John Jenkins the Draft’s Best Shooter?

Posted By HOOPSWORLD On June 3, 2012 @ 7:59 am In All,Headlines,NBA Headlines | No Comments

Vanderbilt shooting guard John Jenkins is another prospect to keep an eye on, as he sees himself as the best shooter in the draft and reminds me of Golden State’s Klay Thompson in that regard.

A year ago, Thompson wasn’t afraid to rank himself above then-BYU guard Jimmer Fredette as the most dangerous marksman of them all. He struggled early while playing behind Warriors’ go-to man Monta Ellis, but flourished when Ellis was traded to Milwaukee in mid-March en route to taking sixth place in the Rookie of the Year voting.

Jenkins has the same sort of confidence, and I could easily see him moving up the big board of a team with a need for another scorer. He’s coming off a strong junior season, having led the Commodores in scoring at 19.9 points per game while shooting 54.2 percent overall and 43.9 from beyond the arc as a junior. He’s a long-range specialist, to be sure, as two-thirds of his attempts came from three-point range (8.7 of 13.1 per game). Jenkins has already worked out for Denver (No. 20, No. 38 and No. 50), and said he is scheduled to return for a second Nuggets workout as well.

via Sam Amick of Sports Illustrated


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