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Jerami Grant has dropped hard in Chad Ford‚Äôs mock drafts on ESPN.com. He started at 18 in Ford’s initial mock draft but has¬†fallen to 25 in the most recent version. Grant is a tremendous athlete, but there is little else appealing about his game‚Äîand that’s why he’s been falling.
Here are a couple of the main reasons: 
1. The Shot
Grant has a bad shot, there is no way to sugar coat it. He struggled all year to develop it so much so that he just didn’t shoot jumpers. All of last season, Grant took just five three-pointers, missing all of them, and shot under 50 percent, mostly on layups and dunks. Grant really needed to come back this past year and work on his shot at Syracuse. But instead, Grant remained much the same player he was his freshman year.
2. Position
The next question for Grant becomes what position he plays. Because he cannot shoot very well, it is hard to imagine Grant playing a small forward role, or at least a traditional small forward role. And if you watched closely, Grant didn’t have great post moves, so it would again be difficult seeing him in a traditional power forward role. It will be hard for Grant to carve out a role without a lot of work on his game. Work that could have happened in another year at Syracuse, but now could wind up taking Grant on a trip to the D-League.
While those two things are really going against Grant, I can’t help but think he could develop into a very helpful player in the NBA. Watching the NBA Finals, seeing a guy like Kawhi Leonard brings images of Jerami Grant to mind.
They have similarly built bodies, play with a similar type of energy, and can guard players who play multiple positions on the floor. But the biggest difference? Leonard has the jumper.
But the jumper is something that Leonard developed over his first few years with the Spurs, something he didn’t have coming into the NBA. Maybe Grant can play the same way. 
Honestly, the best place for Grant to end up would be the Spurs. However, it remains to be seen whether he will make it that long on draft night. The newly crowned NBA Champions have always done an outstanding job developing players, like Kawhi Leonard, and it would be a great landing spot for Grant, a player who needs coaching.
Landing in San Antonio would be the best to create a long career for Grant.
Posted by: Seth Goldberg
9 responses to “Post-Lottery Analysis: Jerami Grant’s Falling Draft Stock, Possible Landing”
Should have stayed in School!!!
Seth-
Seriously, brother. Before it is too late, stop watching NBA games high on Molly…
That has to be the explanation for you writing the following, “Watching the NBA Finals, seeing a guy like Kawhi Leonard brings images of Jerami Grant to mind.”
Not even close. Two completely different types of players. Athletic ability being the only common link between the two.
Did Tim Duncan’s maturity and play bring images of Fab Melo to your mind as well???
Seth…this time of year usually I do football. Grant should have stayed in school. I think Ennis could have used another year as well. Don’t see him starting in the NBA.
BUT…comparing Grant to Leonard at this stage of his game is just stupid!
Leonard lacked experience, confidence and comfort in the NBA game. He never lacked talent. He didn’t have big holes in his game..Seth, think before your publish!
Hey guys,
Appreciate the comments. Just wanted to throw this out there, it was published on ESPN.com today so I am clearly not the only person making a connection between Jerami Grant and Kawhi Leonard. As always, thanks for reading.
http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/draft2014/story/_/id/11102977/jerami-grant-next-kawhi-leonard
Seth
Seth-
Before you gloat, just wanted to throw this out there:
Could it be that you and David Thorpe are both dead wrong?
Evaluating NBA talent has to be much harder than just matching up guys height/athletic ability, no?
We shall see…
Definitely agree. Could be dead wrong, just saying it’s not as ridiculous to compare them coming out of school as it might look on the surface. Obviously it all depends on the coaching and development he has after he is drafted, but that is why scouting is so hard and there are busts almost every year in the draft.
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Inspiring story there. What occurred after? Good luck!
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