>Corey Kispert, Wizards: Kispert is shooting 40.9 percent from 3 this season and, amazingly, shoots 81.3 percent for his career at the rim. That is not a typo. Kispert may not get there often, but he’s big and a clinical finisher when he gets to the cup — mostly in transition.
>The cap on his value is that he just can’t get free for enough shots. Kispert’s 12.7 percent usage rate is weak sauce for an NBA wing, with a limited package off the dribble and a low release point that limits his value on curls and pin-downs. Watch here, for instance, as his below-the-shoulder launch is tipped by Montrezl Harrell even though he was miles away on the catch:
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>Kispert isn’t overtly weak in any other area; he doesn’t rebound much, but his defense is actually pretty good for this player archetype. He could probably find more chances to eat from the 3-point line playing with an elite point guard or, failing that, at least a healthy Bradley Beal. Bigger picture, he seems settled into a decade-long career as a marksman off the bench.
TopOfTheKey
Hollinger really used “weak sauce” in a sentence in 2023.
beforetherodeo
Another high floor low ceiling guy sigh. I like Kispert though.
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>Corey Kispert, Wizards: Kispert is shooting 40.9 percent from 3 this season and, amazingly, shoots 81.3 percent for his career at the rim. That is not a typo. Kispert may not get there often, but he’s big and a clinical finisher when he gets to the cup — mostly in transition.
>The cap on his value is that he just can’t get free for enough shots. Kispert’s 12.7 percent usage rate is weak sauce for an NBA wing, with a limited package off the dribble and a low release point that limits his value on curls and pin-downs. Watch here, for instance, as his below-the-shoulder launch is tipped by Montrezl Harrell even though he was miles away on the catch:
(video)
>Kispert isn’t overtly weak in any other area; he doesn’t rebound much, but his defense is actually pretty good for this player archetype. He could probably find more chances to eat from the 3-point line playing with an elite point guard or, failing that, at least a healthy Bradley Beal. Bigger picture, he seems settled into a decade-long career as a marksman off the bench.
Hollinger really used “weak sauce” in a sentence in 2023.
Another high floor low ceiling guy sigh. I like Kispert though.