D.J. Strawberry Turning Sour

Today I want to discuss D.J. Strawberry, a player I have really enjoyed watching since his senior year in high school. D.J. had a disappointing finish in his college career. Not only was he known for being the son of former MLB star Darryl Strawberry, but D.J. was known for becoming a solid NBA pro.

But now his stock has dropped big time, where he might not even get drafted. To me right now he may be taking the Gerry McNamara route, not getting drafted, go overseas and not like it, come back to the states, play in the NBDL, and try getting in the NBA from there.

D.J is a versatile guard, who defends really well. He is an average three point and free throw shooter. D.J. is really good at going to the basket and drawing fouls. He is a good ball-handler, a vocal leader on the court helping teammates in the right spots. Strawberry needs to become a better finisher when going to the basket, improve his ball-handling skills when leading from the point guard position, and work on taking pressure off his other teammate as a shooting guard, so he can help create shots for them. He also needs to improve his jump shot.

So basically D.J. should be working everyday to improve his offensive game big time and ASAP. His defensive skills will be his money maker, most likely coming off the bench in defensive situations. As of right now I see Strawberry being a role-playing guard, that could be a journeymen throughout his pro career.