Champagnie on Ice: Julian Champagnie Prospect Watch

The San Antonio Spurs ought to be excited in regards to the upcoming NBA Draft Lottery. They’ll have a High-10 decide within the first spherical. Nevertheless, they may have loads of possibilities of drafting a gem within the second spherical and even seize somebody for his or her Summer time League group. A type of guys might be ahead Justin Champagnie out of St. John’s.

The 6-foot-8, 215-pound ahead does fairly a number of good issues on offense as a wing, however should enhance his protection if he needs to remain on the ground. He has some shot creation and is sweet within the mid-range. Listed here are his numbers from final season.

• 19.2 PPG, 1.1 BPG, 2.0 SPG, 2.0 APG, 6.6 RPG
• 41.4 FG%, 33.7 3P%, 78.1 FT%
• 21.6 PER, 107.1 ORtg, 97.5 DRtg

Champagnie has been a superb scorer within the final two seasons for St. John’s. His numbers dipped a bit bit this 12 months, however he’s a dependable shooter from deep and within the mid-range. He struggles to complete close to the rim at instances since he isn’t tremendous explosive, however he does have the power to ultimately get higher there.

Since Champagnie probably gained’t be requested to do a complete lot of self-creation to start out, he should concentrate on another features of his sport which are interesting to groups. He might want to proceed slicing and transferring effectively off the ball, recognizing as much as shoot, and posting up smaller defenders. These small however key elements will decide his longevity and minutes on this league.

There are many features to Champagnie’s sport that may assist hold him a professional, however there are many abilities he has to enhance as effectively. He has to get quicker off the primary dribble, end in visitors extra usually, and get faster general with a view to guard these quicker gamers on the perimeter. He may also wish to work on his passing to go along with his lowered turnover share (from 9.7 to 7.3) since that shall be valued within the Spurs system. Search for Champagnie within the second spherical or on a Summer time League squad as an undrafted free agent.