NBA Draft Report: Cam Whitmore Of Villanova (_ZCO on an athletic wing with tremendous upside and a high floor)
While a lot of draft analysts are high on the tools of Amen and Ausar Thompson, Villanova wing Cam Whitmore is yet another special athlete in this class. Whitmore also happens to be about a year and a half younger than the Thompson twins, and he proved himself against high-level college competition — and not just the questionable Overtime Elite talent pool, which skews very young. With that in mind, Whitmore feels like he is being a bit overlooked heading into the 2023 NBA Draft.
Whitmore’s NBA-ready body and explosive leaping ability, combined with nice agility for a player his size, makes him one of the more intriguing upside swings of this draft. He largely rode those traits to a freshman year in which he averaged 12.5 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game — and did so on a team with a poor supporting cast. Whitmore measured at roughly 6-foot-6 with a 6-foot-9 wingspan at the combine, and he also had a 41-inch vertical leap.
Whitmore is also a very smart off-ball player, which comes with the territory when playing at a school like Villanova. Jay Wright might not be there anymore, but the program has always produced smart basketball players and current head coach Kyle Neptune learned everything he knows from the two-time NCAA champion. Within the Wildcats system, Whitmore proved to have great feel as a cutter in his limited time in college, and that’ll go a long way in the NBA.
Defensively, Whitmore isn’t as good as the Thompson twins right now, but there’s no denying he has All-Defense upside. With his strength, speed and athleticism, Whitmore should be able to comfortably guard four positions. He’s already a very good off-ball defender, as evidenced by his ability to get in the lanes and steal the basketball. He’s also a good weakside shot blocker, as well as a guy that knows the importance of rebounding the basketball.
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