DeVon Hardin is 6’11, 240 pounds and has great athleticism. He runs the floor well, and has a very long wingspan. DeVon has great leaping ability and likes to use it a lot inside the paint. He throws down explosive dunks similar to Dwight Howard. He has an NBA ready body with great strength, he is very quick, and very aggressive in the post. He is a good shot blocker, and an ok rebounder.
DeVon could use a lot of work, he needs to develop some post moves, a mid range shot, and work on his free throw shooting. A lot of times DeVon seems uninspired and not committed to giving his all on a consistent basis. He lacks decision making skills and shows flashes of improvement in his game, but still can be very inconsistent. He missed a lot of games due to injury, and wasn’t expected to stay in the draft, he just wanted to show of his physical tools and see what he needed to work on.
But now it is reported that he is staying in the draft and will hire an agent, because many teams like him enough to take him in the first round. I think it would be better for him to play another year in college, he may very well end up in the NBDL his first year. DeVon sort of reminds me of Chris Wilcox.
