Theo Pinson Scouting Report

Name: Theo Pinson
Birthdate: November 5, 1995
Hometown: Greensboro, North Carolina (USA)
Height: 198 cm (6'6'' ft)
Weight: 100 kg (220 lbs)
Wingspan: 206 cm (6'9'' ft)
Position: Small Forward
Nationality: United States
Schools:

• Wesleyan Christian Academy, Class 2014
• University of North Carolina, NCAA Division 1, 2014-2018

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North Carolina senior player Theo Pinson is 198 cm (6'6'' ft) Small Forward, one of Top 100 prospects in 2018 Class by every analysist. He led Tar Heels in assists in his Junior and Senior year.

Statistics
https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/theo-pinson-1.html

Strenghts

Athleticism

• good overall athleticism and agility
• solid muscularity
• quick first step and footwork

Offense

• good transition player, whether passing the ball or driving to the paint
• shoots solid midrange jumpers
• finishing arround 65% from the paint through career
• has great court vision, strong passes and good anticipation on offensive and/or defensive movement, making him great Point Forward (averaging 3,4 assists in career, 6,8 per 40 minutes)
• solid agresiveness on offensive rebounds, with 2,2 offensive rebs per 40 minutes

Defense

• good overall defensive player
• good timing and anticipation on cutting the passes
• can guard multiple positions, using his good athleticism and good basketball IQ
• solid defensive rebounder, good boxing-out

Weaknesses

Athleticism

• looks thin
• not elite wingspan

Offense

• poor 3 point shooter with only 25,7% through career
• needs to improve his shooting mechanics
• should make smarter decisions on shot selection
• sometimes plays too wild on offensive end, taking unnecessary shots and making wrong decisions
• should move more without the ball

Defense

• sometimes gets careless, forgets to follow his man
• falls down on fake shots too easy
• should improve help-side defense

Overall

Theo Pinson is Small Forward with great playmaking abilities and very good defensive player with good overall athleticism, but poor shooter who can sometimes become careless on both ends of the floor. He can be considered as late second round pick, but he is more likely to find his luck in G-League or some solid European leagues.