NBA Draft 2018 Prospect Watch: Melvin Frazier

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Strengths

Upon watching the 21-year-old, it doesn’t take long to figure out which areas of the game Frazier excels in.

Frazier has proven himself to be a terror on the defensive end as the combination of his jaw dropping athleticism, his long arms (Frazier reportedly possesses a 7’1″ wingspan) and his near-constant activity is a nightmare for any of his assignments to deal with, no matter if that’s on or off the ball.

The stats back that up as Frazier upped his steals per game year over year during his three seasons at Tulane and tied for 17th in that category of players across the country by racking up 2.2 steals across his 30 appearances this year.

Turning our attention over to the other end, Frazier took big strides offensively throughout his junior season.

Thanks to some tweaks in his development under Dunleavy and his staff, which included improving on his shooting mechanics as Jeff Duncan of The Times-Picayune wrote about here, Frazier finished with shooting splits of .556/.385/.712 on 15.9 points per game this year.

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