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All-American Jamal Shead Was Voted the Best Defender in the Nation… at 6’0



All-American Jamal Shead Was Voted the Best Defender in the Nation… at 6’0



by yerr2477

28 Comments

  1. We are gonna be the most infuriating team to play lmao

  2. plus

    – ridiculous off-ball pest
    – highest motor of every draftable guard in this draft
    – terrific on-ball defender
    – coach’s favorite, “culture” guy at Houston
    – floor general
    – winningest player in the draft
    – had the block and steal percentages of a great defensive wing… but he’s a 6’0 guard

    minus
    – not a good shooter (houston’s offense as a whole had no spacing however)
    – mediocre finisher
    – still undersized

    Comps

    High: TJ McConnell/Pat Bev Hybrid

    Mid: Davion Mitchell/Kris Dunn

    Low: Craig Sword

  3. Wooden-One9984

    Shead/Mitchell/Scottie/Mogbo/Poeltl – the “good-luck-dribbling-buddy” lineup

  4. lillithfair98

    It would not be a Raptors draft without a 6′ or under guard. It’s tradition and we must always honour tradition.

  5. So we traded for davion mitchell and drafted davion mitchell

  6. can’t think of many players who have a move named after them, Shead is one of them. one of the best defenders at reading the jump pass of an on-ball player.

  7. _Gourmand

    That is what the Raptors need. Defense is extremely important and the Raptors struggled a ton with that last season but it will be interesting to see if he will find minutes.

  8. He was ACC defensive player of the year the previous year and when reading his draft bio I just assumed he won that again this year. I didn’t realize he was the best defensive player in college basketball. That is pretty damn impressive, especially at his size.

  9. attainwealthswiftly

    Hopefully he’s better than Malachi Flynn

  10. PoorFishKeeper

    I like this pick for the Raptors it isn’t horrible for a second round pick and I could see him as a bench guard averaging 5/1/4 with 1 steal. Seems kinda redundant with the trade though but who knows

  11. OG_Wan_Annunoby

    Masai really just drafted Raptor reincarnates

  12. Constant-Squirrel555

    We need guys that can play good D badly. Hopefully Shead is apart of that wave

  13. TJStrawberry

    Davion Mitchell + Snead backcourt gonna be playing in prison 💀

  14. debofahlife

    Going from no defense, to all defense in one draft. The next few seasons of development are going to be fun to watch.

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