Oregon wing Dillon Brooks is an elite perimeter threat offensively, but projects as a below-average NBA defender after his outstanding junior year as a Duck. What more could the Rockets ask for?
As a 40.4 percent three-point shooter, Brooks adds to Houston’s identity: long-range bombers who struggle on the defensive end.
The 21-year-old can score with the best of them. The Ontario native averaged 16 points on 53 percent field goal shooting last year. His PER was 27.21 and he scored 25.1 points per 40 minutes, second only behind Markelle Fultz.
He can spot up, take defenders to the rack with straight-line drives, play with his back to the basket, and attack closeouts.