Brayon Blake Scouting Report

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Name: Brayon Blake
Birthdate: December 8, 1995
Hometown: Seattle, Washington (USA)
Height: 201 cm (6'7'' ft)
Weight: 100 kg (220 lbs)
Wingspan: 206 cm (6'9'' ft)
Position: Small Forward
Nationality: United States
Schools:

• Garfield High School, Class 2014
• North Idaho College, JUCO, 2014-2016
• University of Idaho, NCAA Division 1, 2016-2018

University of Idaho graduate Brayon Blake is 201 cm (6'7'' ft) tall Small Forward, who spent two years with Vandals, after spending first two years at JUCO side North Idaho College. He led Vandals in rebounds both years, while being second in scoring.
Statistics
https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/brayon-blake-1.html
Strenghts
Athleticism

• solid vertical leap
• runs the floor well and smart, good changing of tempo and short directions
• nice footwork

Offense

• made great improvement in shooting as Senior, finishing with 50,1% overall and 45,2% for three pointers
• very good spot-up shooter, also can score off the dribble
• likes to finish drives and cuts with dunks
• solid agressiveness and positioning on offensive rebounds, grabbing 3,1 offensive boards per 40 minutes for Vandals
• has solid ball handling ability
• acts good in offensive clutch situations, likes to finish at the end of games

Defense

• great defensive rebounder, grabs 9,3 boards per 40 minutes
• uses his solid athleticism to defend positions 3 and 4, can switch to defend undersized 5
• has good sense for blocks

Weaknesses
Athleticism

• has below average lenght and quickness on offensive first step
• lack of wingspan

Offense

• should make better decisions when being double-teamed
• his passing is not elite, sometimes doesn't make smart passes
• driving ability is only average
• can get in trouble with turnovers, making some bad decisions

Defense

• has some sense for cutting the pass, but overall stealing is below average
• can be foul-proned
• can get in trouble if he switches on smaller opponent
• should improve his team defense on help-side

Overall
Being solid athletic player, dangerous in offense and great rebounder, Brayon Blake can play some minutes in G-League or pursue his luck in Europe, where he will surely find quality teams to play in mid to high level leagues.