I went on Hiatus, but I’m back to say what I did before on
this blog. Andre Drummond is the next big man to make his mark on the NBA. You
heard me. I didn’t say Demarcus Cousins or Anthony Davis. I’m not riding those
bandwagons because I see a spark and an innovative game from the young athlete
that spent only one year at UConn before being the ninth pick of the 2012 NBA Draft.
Andre Drummond stands at 7 feet tall and moves unbelievably
swift for someone who weighs 280 pounds. In the preseason, he averaged 19.6
points, 12.8 rebound and three blocks per 36-minutes and showed a little bit of
his mid-range jumper in the summer league. His weakness would probably be his
free throws and staying out of foul trouble, as he picked up four fouls in the
first half against the Miami Heat in the preseason. The fact of the matter is,
he is 19 years old and the potential looks universally high. He has the
athleticism of Dwight Howard and Deandre Jordan with the quickness of a guard.
Let me take a second to compare him to his rookie adversary Anthony
Davis. Davis averaged 13.3 points, 9.7 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per 32 minutes.
Their statistics are quite similar. They both suck at the free throw line, but
as far as efficiency goes, Drummond’s field goal percentage is impressive at
62% for the preseason compared to Davis’s on average 45 percent. I would also
like to add that Drummond is about 60 pounds heavier and has more of an NBA
ready body and trust me, we’ve seen a player such as Lebron James, who is a
beastly specimen, dominate a linky player like Kevin Durant to lead his team to
a championship.
I will put all my limbs on the line and say that if Andre
Drummond becomes a starter in the NBA, he will be an all-star and be a more
dominating big man then Anthony Davis, Demarcus Cousins and all these big men
that are overly hyped. Lawrence Frank is most likely going to start Jason
Maxiell over him (I don’t know why), but he is the next superstar big man. Mark
my words.
Check out this inspirational video that shows highlights of
the big man’s impressive preseason.
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