The Ringer has broken down Malik Monk’s game and how it translates to the NBA.
After you get past all the Xs and Os there is a comparison that stuck out to me.
Put it all together, and Monk has the tools to become a much more well-rounded player in the NBA than he was at Kentucky. Even in a worst-case scenario, he should be an elite bench scorer à la Lou Williams, but there’s a chance he develops into the perfect secondary playmaker at point to complement a ball-dominant wing player. Think a significantly bigger and more athletic Patty Mills, or a more defensive-minded Jason Terry. In the NBA draft, the absence of evidence doesn’t necessarily mean an evidence of absence. Sometimes, the best way to help your team is to shoot the ball every time you touch it. Malik Monk was great in the defined role his college team needed him to play. We will have to wait until he gets to the NBA to see if he can do anything else.
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I believe that Monk will be a lot more than Mills or Williams when he attacks the basket the way he did earlier in the season.
This is just one example:
