Portland Trail Blazers guard Shabazz Napier is drawing attention outside of the Rose City with his high-percentage offensive attack and double-digit scoring average. Zach Lowe of ESPN features Napier as the #2 item in his weekly NBA column, “10 Things I Like and Don’t Like”.
Like Kemba Walker, Napier has discovered that his most obvious limitation -- his height -- can be an advantage. He scrunches through double-teams on the pick-and-roll, hunching so low as he skitters through traffic that he almost vanishes.
After demonstrating Napier’s technique via video, Lowe continues:
The craft has translated to his shooting.