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" With Harden-esque start-and-stop capabilities, THT punished defenders for trying to hang with him, consistently creating opportunities for himself on the left side of the cylinder with his right hand. According to Basketball-Index, THT ranked in the NBA’s 98th percentile at getting to the rim, and the 96th percentile in terms of his overall finishing talent, the best and second-best on the Lakers, respectively (trailing only LeBron James in the latter category). "
"If Horton-Tucker can begin to shoot as consistently as he hopes to, he has the raw talent to blossom into one of the premier guards in the Western Conference. To that point, despite possessing a seventh percentile 3-point shot-making grade, THT owned a 79th percentile 3-point shot creation grade (per Basketball-Index). Essentially, he was good at getting open looks for himself when he was willing to take them, even though he couldn’t often convert on them when he did. "
"In that same exit interview, Horton-Tucker also stressed the need to continue his work on the defensive end. The raw tools are there — in just his first true season of NBA basketball, THT posted a block rate in the 83rd percentile and a steal rate in the 78th percentile among other combo guards, according to Cleaning the Glass. While his length and quickness make him a particularly switchable perimeter defender (89th percentile defensive position versatility, per Basketball-Index)"
All the tools are there man
" With Harden-esque start-and-stop capabilities, THT punished defenders for trying to hang with him, consistently creating opportunities for himself on the left side of the cylinder with his right hand. According to Basketball-Index, THT ranked in the NBA’s 98th percentile at getting to the rim, and the 96th percentile in terms of his overall finishing talent, the best and second-best on the Lakers, respectively (trailing only LeBron James in the latter category). "
"If Horton-Tucker can begin to shoot as consistently as he hopes to, he has the raw talent to blossom into one of the premier guards in the Western Conference. To that point, despite possessing a seventh percentile 3-point shot-making grade, THT owned a 79th percentile 3-point shot creation grade (per Basketball-Index). Essentially, he was good at getting open looks for himself when he was willing to take them, even though he couldn’t often convert on them when he did. "
"In that same exit interview, Horton-Tucker also stressed the need to continue his work on the defensive end. The raw tools are there — in just his first true season of NBA basketball, THT posted a block rate in the 83rd percentile and a steal rate in the 78th percentile among other combo guards, according to Cleaning the Glass. While his length and quickness make him a particularly switchable perimeter defender (89th percentile defensive position versatility, per Basketball-Index)"
All the tools are there man
