He seemed to have worked on his 3 pt shooting but overall, he’s still a 6-4” small forward that primarily drives to the hoop. Did he improve enough this year to be picked by an NBA team?
Is Oweh an NBA player
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Oscar can't seem to make a nba roster despite dominating gleague and college. Idk if OO will either.
I doubt it. He can’t handle the ball well enough. The hitch in his shot makes his release very slow.
Lol, hell no! He's honestly not even that good of a college player. We are just forced to give him a huge role and green light to shoot/score.
Depends on politics. He might can squeeze somewhere if he has a good name with somebody or there’s a star player somewhere he’s close to.
I think somebody takes a flyer on him. Becomes a defensive guy.
I think somebody takes a flyer on him. Becomes a defensive guy.
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I doubt it, but he's a really good college player. Unfortunately I don't see us finding a guy who can replace his production next year, especially with our current lack of recruiting.
Nope. He's a volume shooter with a hitch in his shot, not good control of the ball, poor defense but likes to jump the pass.
Per Matt Jones in the pregame show, he’s moved back into some 2nd round mocks. He’s just not an archetype the NBA has high demand for these days.
If somebody could convince him his only path to that is to be the defensive stopper he could be? Yeah. I’d use a roster spot on him. He could absolutely be a lock down defender.
G league. Maybe a two way contract on occasion. Being a tweener (6'4") is really difficult. Florida blocked several of his shots tonight and NBA bigs would eat his drives alive. Good college player when he wants to be. If i were a a NBA GM I would be concerned about his effort.
Oweh is so overrated here. Oweh likely won’t be a pro for an nba franchise. Bad hands, can’t finish, inconsistent shooter with a hitch, hella overrated defense, not big enough for where he has to play.
Oweh, as I’ve said, is a 3rd option on a Kentucky team competing for championships. He’s a 3 guy with emphasis on defense while helping the team cook offensively. If he’s scoring over 12ish ppg and the leader of a team you are going nowhere.
Oweh, as I’ve said, is a 3rd option on a Kentucky team competing for championships. He’s a 3 guy with emphasis on defense while helping the team cook offensively. If he’s scoring over 12ish ppg and the leader of a team you are going nowhere.
His handle is inconsistent, he doesn’t distribute much at all, and he’ll have a tough time getting that awkward jumper up at that level even if he was able to increase his percentage a little, all of which are extremely limiting at his size. Maybe the dream ceiling for him is to be someone like Tony Allen, but I honestly don’t think he’s on that level as a defender right now either. I could see him being just athletic enough to get a cup of coffee, but I don’t really expect him to become a regular contributor in the league.
Not in today’s game. He doesn’t have the handles or the shot to be long term. He has defensive potential, but he would need to be elite like Cason to be a bonafide rotation player. He is tough as I’ve seen especially at UK, but he is without a 3 point shot.
No, but he should be able to make a very nice living overseas for years to come.
I struggle to see JQ making an NBA roster, when Oscar cannot do it. I do not see Oweh as a pro, but hard to be certain.
It’s a long shot. But if Mychal Mulder can make an NBA roster—I guess anything is possible.
I’d say fringe NBA guy, but won’t ever stick or start.
He’s a 2-way player, 10th-13th man at best to me.
He’s a 2-way player, 10th-13th man at best to me.
It's the NBA. Nobody plays defense......
Perhaps he could administer high quality H2O.
Perhaps he could administer high quality H2O.
No. He can't play in the NBA the way he does now. The bigs will stuff most of his shots.
Hell they are already doing that here . Did anyone notice the 2 hand shove he gave the Fl player after the Fl guy ( Hough) blocked his layup attempt in half 2 ? Anyway Oweh's infamous " get a run and crash into someone" doesnt exactly work against men. Or height . ManitouDan
Short answer… No. Just because he’s the best player on a team full of “reserves”, doesn’t equate to being a pro. His midrange game is the only thing that might work in the NBA… His drives to the basket would end in disaster, and his 3 point shot wouldn’t be much better.
I appreciate Oweh being a Wildcat, but the facts are the facts.
I appreciate Oweh being a Wildcat, but the facts are the facts.
Josh Okogie has been in the NBA for 10 years. Strictly for his defensive skill guarding wings. Otega has the ability to do that. Will he concede that’s the only way he can have an extended NBA career and work toward that? Who knows?
JQ's best help may be Jalen Duren having a monster year. A team in the lottery will talk themselves in to him being that some day.
As for Oweh, most team have shooting coaches. Unlikely but who knows. His brother has gone from a bench guy to a top 10 free agent edge rusher.
There are 30 NBA teams vs 330 D1 teams. There are probably 4-5 guys per roster 6-4 or less. No 4 year limit. So with weak handles and a hitch in his shot a guy has to be special with potential to get one of those spots.