After the literally and figuratively long shadow of Victor Wembanyama lifted from over the 2023 NBA draft, the teams at the top of the lottery simply had to decide which consolation prize was the best. Before Brandon Miller surged onto the scene, conventional thinking suggested that Scoot Henderson, the relentlessly electric guard from Marietta, Georgia, who starred for the G League Ignite for the past two seasons, was the implied and obvious choice to go no. 2. Now that the Portland Trail Blazers have secured Henderson with the third pick, just how secure is their future? In this video, The Ringer’s J. Kyle Mann breaks down all aspects of Scoot’s game and what his trajectory as a player might be.
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28 Comments
You know what they say about guys with big hands
(they can palm a basketball)
Masterful breakdown as always from J Kyle Mann. As a Blazer fan this is a breath of fresh air from the last week.
amazing work as always J & ngl Charlotte def messed up not taking scoot. This one's gonna hurt for a while
Awesome video. Can't wait to see Scoot on the floor.
He fares well with dudes much bigger than him while miller has been getting toasted at the post based on the first two summer league game. I was on the scoot train for charlotte so it still hurts 🥲. Miller isn’t that bad I guess but he clearly doesn’t have the experience scoot has on the court now.
I’m from Portland and very excited!
Jumped a grade to graduate early! 👍
Just do a J Kyle Mann dime drops style video for every draftee. Come on
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I’m a simple man. I see a J Kyle Mann video, and I click. Then proceed to be blown away by the attention to detail and knowledge.
Well done as always
Hornets can't do anything right it seems
what were the hornets thinking
Love you J Kyle
JKYLEMANN TIME LETS FUCKING GO BABY
Is it Christmas? New J Kyle Mann video.
J Kyle we need more content from u
Hear me out. Modern day Chris Paul
Let's see Paul Allen's point guard
Love your videos, your rythm and elocution serve your humour well, while your research is on point and very thorough, it helps knowing these future NBA stars better.
Fantastic tape compilation. Learned more about Scoot than ever. Others mostly only show freak athlete highlights and it was cool to see trends of how he gets to spots and what passes get him in trouble. Surprised you basically ended saying his ceiling is a #2 on a serious contender lol
J. Kyle! ive missed you mann
Scoot next to Sharpe is super super interesting for portlands future. Cant wait to see them compete.
Scoot is fire.. At the very worst I could see him being the new Mr. 6th man.
Baron Davis is a really good comp but I think he’s better at everything than BD.
Great video. Excellent analysis and well organized. Enjoyed it a lot. Thanks.
this will either be the best or the worst draft in nba history no in between
MJ made another big mistake before leaving the hornets
His voice is like a ice cold sweet tea.
need more J Kyle Man videos bruh