Defensively, Butler’s quickness, as well as his lateral mobility and flexibility (in the hip area) allow him to navigate both on and off ball screens and slide with his man, but his size limits him in terms of scaling up to bigger players, despite his best efforts.īutler has arguably been the best player in college basketball this season, and projects out as a rotation level guard as a minimum, with an outside shot to turn into a starting guard next to a wing initiator.
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Consequently, he still has a tendency to shy away from contact and resort to finesse/adjustment finishes (which he is very good at, by the way), a big reason why his free throw rate has not taken a leap despite the improvements.
An improved burst over the off-season has helped him blow by defenders more often in 2020-21, rather than almost solely relying on his handle which can tend to slow down the game.
While Butler has definitely added upper body strength onto his frame to better accept contact at the rim, he is still on the skinnier side without much vertical explosion. Butler possesses high-level balance as well as core and lower body strength - this allows him to maintain a low center of gravity. Average to above-average athlete, but has some traits that boost his NBA standing.
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