Portland Trail Blazers: Scoot Henderson or Brandon Miller – Part 2 G-League Guard
Andrew Elderbaum
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The Positives
Scoot is at his best with the ball in his hands, driving to the rim. He can dunk over anyone and is strong enough to finish through contact despite his smaller frame.
To top it off, Henderson can finish with either hand and has shown an array of floaters and flips he can finish with if he doesn’t make it to the rim. His athleticism allows him to blow by defenders and collapse the defense as well.
He’s also shown the ability to make the right pass to open shooters when the defense does rotate to him. He has good vision and anticipation and can hit cutters for easy baskets, or kick out to shooters.
Other strengths to his game are a natural feel for pick and rolls, and a Murray-esque ability to pop open in the two-man game. Eventually, Scoot will be able to both score or run an offense for others.
On the way up
His shooting mechanics have improved, and his shot is much smoother than it was a year ago. Utilizing an uncanny work ethic, Henderson put in the time and work to try and fix what was a broken jumper.
His decision-making improved as time wore on, as did his shot selection. He didn’t play enough this year, though, to feel confident that either facet of his game is totally NBA-ready.