Kam update

[BrewCity83]

Yahoo Sports' NBA guy Kevin O'Connor has Kam going 42nd overall to the Kings. His assessment:

Jones offers crafty combo guard skills with advanced shot creation and a blossoming playmaking feel. But his so-so athleticism and streaky shooting paint him as just a cog rather than the rare star upperclassmen set to enter the league.

His NBA comp is Donte DiVincenzo. Hmm.

That seems like an odd comp, seeing how DiVincenzo's athleticism is his greatest asset.

[Jockey]

That seems like an odd comp, seeing how DiVincenzo's athleticism is his greatest asset.

Exactly what I was going to post.

[MarquetteMike1977]

ESPN 2025 Mock Draft Today has Kam Jones going to the Orlando Magic with pick #46.

[Uncle Rico]

ESPN 2025 Mock Draft Today has Kam Jones going to the Orlando Magic with pick #46.

Should have come back another year

[MarquetteMike1977]

NBADRAFT.NET Today has Kam Jones going to the Chicago Bulls with pick #45

[Vander Blue Man Group]

NBADRAFT.NET Today has Kam Jones going to the Chicago Bulls with pick #45

As a Bulls fan, I hope Kam has the good fortune to go elsewhere.

[MuMark]

The Athletic has a scouting report where they combine voices of a number of coaches

32. Marquette wing Kam Jones

He's transitioning into being a true point guard. His passing really improved this past year. His shotmaking really did not. I think he's an elite-level finisher. He has a great touch, and obviously a lot of it is left-hand-dominant, but I believe in his finishing. His two-point scoring improved a lot as his career went on. Obviously he won't be able to get as deep as he was able to in college in the NBA because of the size, but he also can pass.

I'm concerned about his overall shooting. I think he'll be an off-the-bench guy, and his ceiling, if his shooting can come around, could be better than that. He's not very big. He has to get stronger just to compete against the size that exists in that league. So he's going to have to guard points and he's gonna have to continue to develop his playmaking and his shooting has to improve.

[Jockey]

The Athletic has a scouting report where they combine voices of a number of coaches


He's not very big. He has to get stronger just to compete against the size that exists in that league. So he's going to have to guard points and he's gonna have to continue to develop his playmaking and his shooting has to improve.

I think he is stronger than people think. As for his size, I had an earlier post comparing his size (very similar) to some of the top '2' guards in the League. He is taller than the majority of PGs in the NBA. Listed heights are generally useless.

Of course I got a lot of criticism because people don't read well -  they thought I was actually comparing Kam's game to these guys when I was ONLY pointing out that his size will not be the reason he makes it or not in the NBA.

His athleticism may be a problem - his size will not be.

[tower912]

Good luck, young man.  Thank you for all you did at and for MU.  May you hear your name called on Wednesday night.

[MarquetteMike1977]

NBADRAFTNET Has Kam Jones going to the Chicago Bulls with pick #45 Again Today

NBADRAFT.NET

[MuMark]

https://x.com/marquettembb/status/1937515708188897689?s=61&t=6XPB8f4sAKmJIzxgMcsCjw

[Jockey]

Good luck, young man.  Thank you for all you did at and for MU.  May you hear your name called on Wednesday night.

I think he will also be a great ambassador for MU - similar to DWade.

[GoldenEagles03]

Hopefully he goes to the right place for him! Better to go late and get a chance to actually impact the game.

[Shooter McGavin]

Great representative of MU.  Rooting for him.

[romey]

https://x.com/marquettembb/status/1937515708188897689?s=61&t=6XPB8f4sAKmJIzxgMcsCjw

Gotta start using caps for "The AL".  This Al AI crap is misleading

[Jockey]

From John Hollinger (he has Kam at #17 overall).

I've had Jones rated as a first-rounder for the last three years and have just been waiting for him to declare, which he finally did after his senior year at Marquette. Jones will be 23 on draft night, making him four years older than most of the one-and-dones on this list, but he was also massively more productive in college than all of them except Flagg.

That said, I did move down Jones from 10th in my orginial board to 17th on my final one, after he measured small at the combine (6-3 in socks with a 6-6 wingspan), posted just a 24-inch standing vertical and underwhelmed in the on-court portion before departing with a hamstring injury.

Jones combines plus finishing in the basket area with elite passing, making him either a tricky secondary scorer or a plus bench creator. His career 59.3 percent mark on 2s is exceptional for a small guard, and he moved to point guard this season and handed out more than three assists for every turnover.

Those numbers came even in a shooting-starved lineup that deprived him of both spacing and assists, and his work on the ball provides encouragement for scouts worried that he's too small to play shooting guard full-time and too left-handed to play point guard. Instead, the opposite appears true: He's a pure combo who can slot in at either spot (exactly what I have said).

I'd be more bullish on Jones were it not for his questionable shooting. He slumped to 31.1 percent from 3 this year and made just 67.1 percent from the line in his four-year career. The eye test in warm-ups when I saw Marquette was similarly discouraging. He did make 40.6 percent from 3 a year earlier playing next to the Knicks' Tyler Kolek and had to take tougher 3s off the dribble this season, but players of his size need to make 3s off the dribble consistently.

My opinion is that Kam goes in the 35-45 range. I hope I am wrong.

Where do others think he will fall?

[DoctorV]

I'll go with 25-35 range, end of 1sr rd or early 2nd