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Delon Wright is a slightly built 6’5” point guard whose defensive metrics are mind-boggling. A senior out of the University of Utah, Blazers forward Dorrell Wright’s younger brother, is projected to be drafted in the mid- to late first round. The team that lands Wright on draft night may possibly be getting the steal of the night. Let’s take a closer look at his outstanding advanced statistics from this past season.
Wright’s Shot Defense: 20.00 Overall FG% Against; 0.45 Points Against per Shot; 46.49 Contest+ Rate; .035 Fouls per Shot defended
In two years at Utah after transferring from City College of San Francisco, Wright only fouled out once, and that was in an overtime game during his junior season. Wright’s shot defense metrics are absurdly impressive on their own, but coupled with his extremely low Fouls per Shot, it is clear that Wright could be on his way to becoming a defensive superstar in the NBA.
Wright’s Disruptiveness: .055 TO Forced per Chance; 2.58 Deflections per 100 Chances; 0.79 Passes Denied per 100 Chances
Wright has a nose for the ball and the physical tools and instincts to end up with it in his hands.
The area in which Wright must improve most is his shooting. Although the point guard shot 50.93 percent from the field this season and 35.62 from deep, this prospect lacks a consistent midrange shot and needs to develop NBA three-point range. In the portion of his season that Vantage Stats tracked, Wright struggled with hitting contested shots. Still, Wright’s Points per Shot figure ranks 3rd among point guard prospects in the draft, only surpassed by Tyus Jones and Ryan Boatright.
Wright’s Scoring: 1.45 Points per Shot; 28.46 Open+ Freq.; 27.40 Contest+ FG%
However, what adds significantly to Wright’s charm is his elite passing and how well he takes care of the ball.
Wright’s Assist+ and TO Rates: 11.51 Assist+ per 100 Chances; 2.94 TO per 100 Touches; 3.74 Assist+ to TO rate
Wright’s Shot Defense: 20.00 Overall FG% Against; 0.45 Points Against per Shot; 46.49 Contest+ Rate; .035 Fouls per Shot defended
In two years at Utah after transferring from City College of San Francisco, Wright only fouled out once, and that was in an overtime game during his junior season. Wright’s shot defense metrics are absurdly impressive on their own, but coupled with his extremely low Fouls per Shot, it is clear that Wright could be on his way to becoming a defensive superstar in the NBA.
Wright’s Disruptiveness: .055 TO Forced per Chance; 2.58 Deflections per 100 Chances; 0.79 Passes Denied per 100 Chances
Wright has a nose for the ball and the physical tools and instincts to end up with it in his hands.
The area in which Wright must improve most is his shooting. Although the point guard shot 50.93 percent from the field this season and 35.62 from deep, this prospect lacks a consistent midrange shot and needs to develop NBA three-point range. In the portion of his season that Vantage Stats tracked, Wright struggled with hitting contested shots. Still, Wright’s Points per Shot figure ranks 3rd among point guard prospects in the draft, only surpassed by Tyus Jones and Ryan Boatright.
Wright’s Scoring: 1.45 Points per Shot; 28.46 Open+ Freq.; 27.40 Contest+ FG%
However, what adds significantly to Wright’s charm is his elite passing and how well he takes care of the ball.
Wright’s Assist+ and TO Rates: 11.51 Assist+ per 100 Chances; 2.94 TO per 100 Touches; 3.74 Assist+ to TO rate
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