Isaiah Collier: In-depth Analysis & pre-Draft Comps (Charts & Graph)
Just a big Nba Draft junkie so S/o to Collier, loved him pre-draft and was surprise he fell so far and am glad he's popping off now. I wanted to give ya'll my breakdown of Collier's game using his college statistics and his 'Ceiling - best case scenario' - so you know the kind of player I think ya'll may be getting, data is derived from my computed college percentiles (scales by Per 40) per draft classes.
Comp: Dejounte Murray (Offensively)
- Passing: Collier 96th Percentile in Assist Per Game & Murray's 92th
- Slasher: Collier 92th Percentile in Close shot & Murray's 81th
- Mid Range Maestro: Collier 78th Percentile in Mid range & Murray 92th.
Collier
Murray
"Mid Range - Slashing Playmakers" Chart
- All PGs labeled "Playmaking" in Nba Draft from 2015-2019
- Notice Collier's Close-Shot making ability is in areas with names with Fox, Trae Young, Ja Morant.
Final Thoughts: Main difference (offensively) was Murray was an elite Mid range shooter with good slashing while Collier was an elite Slasher with above average mid range in college. Strictly off eye test - dating back to predraft, I see some Tyreke Evans in Collier's game as well (unfortunately my data doesn't have Tyreke's mid range/closeshot game). If his shot doesn't translate, I can see a world where he's like a Kris Dunn, Elfrid Payton.
Let me know what ya'll think of this comp? Or if there's another one that comes to mind. Don't catch any Jazz games so its been mainly off college and Nba highlights.
You can find/generate the data yourself on my website www.DraftCasual.com . You can find me (@draftcasual) on Twitter/X too
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"3PT Volume & Efficiency" Chart
Kris Dunn
Norman Powell
