Marcus Zegarowski
Profile:
Position: Point Guard
Role: Sharpshooter
Age: 22
Nation: USA
Year: Junior
College: Creighton
Height: 6’2
Wingspan: 6’3
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Weight: 181 lbs
Stats:
Positives:
- Excellent shooter. He is a knockdown shooter from all over the court. He has smooth mechanics and an incredibly quick release. He has deep range and can hit shots off of movement. He is also proficient at both spot-up 3s and off-the-dribble 3s.
- Shot creation upside. He is shifty with the ball and a pretty good handler. He can use dribble moves to create a good deal of separation before firing up into his jumper.
- Solid playmaker. He has pretty good vision and is a talented passer capable of hitting guys on the perimeter for open shots or cutters and rollers making their way to the inside. He is a capable playmaker in transition who can make deep outlet passes to create easy opportunities.
- Solid finisher. He isn’t an above-the-rim finisher but makes up for that with craftiness on the inside. He snakes his way around defenders on the inside and makes some highly acrobatic finishes.
- Decent off-ball defender. He is pretty good at reading the passing lanes and exploding out to intercept passes.
- Good rebounder for his size. He puts in work on the glass and can secure boards over taller opponents. He does a good job of converting rebounds into transition opportunities.
Negatives:
- Small size. At 6’2, he is on the shorter side for either guard position. His wingspan is only 6’3 which is too small of a plus to make up for his height. Zegarowski may struggle in the league on both ends of the court matching up with the longer, more physical athletes in the NBA.
- Not the quickest defender. He isn’t a complete liability on the defensive end but he definitely has some flaws. He is already undersized, which limits which positions he can guard, but he also isn’t fast enough to make up for his lack of size. He doesn’t project as a great point of attack defender and smaller, quicker guards can get past him.
Upside:
- Fred VanVleet
- Payton Pritchard
- Jalen Brunson
Notes:
No matter where it comes from, shooting is always valuable in the NBA, and that is exactly what Marcus Zegarowski provides. The younger brother of Michael Carter-Williams is an absolute sniper from all over the court. On top of that, he is a capable finisher and solid playmaker.
Unfortunately, the margin for error for an undersized, unathletic guard is incredibly small. He doesn’t project to be a good defender and even if he improves his fundamentals and quickness, his height and size will limit how good he can actually be on that end. In order to offset the defense his offense will need to be pretty spectacular, and while that can certainly happen, there is a decent amount of risk that it won’t.
