NBA Draft Profile: Wilson Chandler
May 24th, 2007
by Jeff Fox
NBA Draft: Wilson Chandler
College: DePaul
Class: Sophomore
Stats: ESPN.com
Position: SF/PF
Height: 6”8”
Weight: 230lbs
Accolades: Second Team All-Big East (07), Big East All-Rookie Team (06), Honorable Mention All-American – Street & Smith’s – high school (05), Mr. Basketball – Michigan – high school (05), First Team All-State – Michigan – high school (05), EA Sports All-American – high school (05), Third Team All-American – Parade Magazine - high school (05).
Scouting Report: An athletic combo forward.
Strengths: Good athleticism and hops. Can really get up and attack the rim. Very good rebounder. Very good shot blocker. Can score inside or step outside and hit the three. Very good NBA size. Averaged over 30 minutes a night both years in college playing in a big time conference.
Weaknesses: Is he a NBA small forward or power forward? Still a work in progress as a small forward and would be a little short for the NBA 4-spot. Very inconsistent three-point shooter – only a 30% shooter from deep for his career. Mediocre free throw shooter. Can be foul prone.
Projected 2007 Draft Range: Mid second round pick – undrafted.
Consensus: Chandler is an intriguing prospect due to his inside/outside potential, but “potential” is the key word. He needs at least another year in school to improve his draft stock and make himself more of a viable NBA small forward candidate.
Current NBA Mock Draft Position
CHN's Six-Star Ranking System
= Superstar/All-NBA Potential
= Potential NBA All-Star
= Consistent NBA Starter
= 6th Man/Fringe Starter
= Career Reserve
= Fringe NBA
Player/12th Man
0 stars = Life in the Minor Leagues
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Jeff Fox is a freelance journalist based an hour outside of Toronto, Canada. While attending University of Waterloo (Canada) earning a B.A. in Economics and Management Studies, Jeff managed to walk onto the school’s varsity basketball team, the Warriors, for 2 seasons. His final year riding the pine for the Warriors saw the team make it to the CIS (Canada’s NCAA equivalent) Final 8 tournament. In addition to this site, his work has also appeared in Dime magazine, Inside Sport magazine in Australia, and he is a writer/editor for Canada’s top independent hoops site, Hooplife.ca. When he isn’t planted in front of his computer he spends the rest of his time with his wife, Lisa, his infant son, Adam and his dog Jeannie.
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