One of Aaron Nesmith’s best attributes as a player feels a little simplistic on the surface — he’s great at being where the defense isn’t.
Some of Nesmith’s other skills are more obvious. He’s a good shooter (and he might be better than “good” at some point). He plays incredibly hard, and he’s more athletic than evaluators thought heading into the draft.
But Nesmith is particularly good at floating to gaps — a crucial skill for a sniper who mostly shoots off the catch. Watch him drift above the 3-point line here to make himself available when his defender loses him tracking the ball into the paint.