Gabe Pruitt is 6’4, 170 pounds and has made the decision to turn pro and has signed with Los Angeles Excel Sports Management. He said "I just felt that it was in my best interest to move on with my basketball career and focus fully on basketball right now".
This years draft has lots of talent but point guard is the weakest out of all the positions with really only three legit point guards Mike Conley Jr, Acie Law, and Javaris Crittenton, Gabe has a better chance this year to be a first rounder than next year when at least 6 point guards are better than him. So I can’t say I disagree with his decision.
Gabe has a lot of quickness, he has a good basketball IQ, is very athletic, and has a nice height for a point guard. He is a good three point shooter, and is great offensively able to drive to the basket or knock down jump shots from many places on the floor. He is also a good clutch player who knows how to take over during crunch time. Gabe is a good defender, has good awareness and has quick hands. He also has a lot of agility, is a good leaper and has good body control.
Gabe does have a tendency to try and do too much, but he learns to keep control of himself most of the time. He must also learn to protect the ball a little better. He could still improve his point guard skills by getting his teammates involved more, controlling the tempo better, and be a little more passive than a focused scorer. When I watch him play he reminds me of Devin Harris.
It will most likely take him a few years to learn how to run the PG position on an NBA team, and I see him being a better backup point guard than a starter.
