Drafted at #12, Ben Sheppard was drafted by the Chicago Bulls. His rights were than traded to the New York Knicks. Many gm's were surprised by the pick, thus he was labeled too high of a draft pick by many general managers.
It's very hard to find a talented possible star at draft pick #12, in a superb role player draft. There were at least 20 players that all can contribute, but none that would ever be a star.
With Briskett not coming back to New York, they had a hole to fill on defense, blocks and steals. A potential top 10 defensive/stealing player in the whole league, Ben Sheppard can be that good on defense, locking down your main star or even limiting their offense.
With a backcourt of Winslow, Sheppard and Ferguson, the defense is covered. If one of them fouls out, the next one will be ready to take the reigns of defending the opponents best player.
Ben Sheppard will come in and pressure your best player. He is an older rookie at 22 years old. His whole games revolves around defense and will be one of the top 10 players to do it at an elite level. His work ethic is off the charts. With high IQ and discipline, he will rarely foul out. Ben Sheppard spends hours in the gym trying to improve and will barely complain, which is why coaches love him. He ability to not clash with teammates is another positive aspect of his game, not to mention his low greed.
His offense needs work. He won't ever average more than ten points a game . He can't shoot at all and will need preference work.
He is very good at getting to the rim and dunking the basketball.
He has all the tools to become a well rounded basketball player.
Strengths:
+ Defense
+ Blocks and steals
+ IQ
+ Discipline
+ Consistency
Weaknesses:
+ Not a scorer
+ Needs preference work
+ Can't shoot
+ Already 22 years old
With that in mind, the Knicks hope he can be that "lockdown defensive player" the Knicks need more of.
Edit: posted in wrong section. This is a wiretap haha
Also, his foot is inbounds
