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Victor Oladipo's Breakout 2017-18 Season

A four-year starter for the Saint Joseph's College of Maine basketball team, Craig Luschenat is working toward a career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in a coaching or player development capacity. In that regard, Craig Luschenat has already spent time training with high-profile NBA players, including Victor Oladipo of the Indiana Pacers. 

A 26-year-old native of Silver Spring, Maryland, Oladipo was selected second overall by the Orlando Magic in the 2013 NBA Draft and put up respectable numbers over the next three seasons, averaging 15.9 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game. However, he was traded by the Magic in 2016 along with Ersan Ilyasova and Domantas Sabonis to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for Serge Ibaka. Oladipo averaged similar figures during the 2016-17 season, and was again traded in the offseason. This time, he was sent to the Indiana Pacers along with Sabonis in exchange for All-Star forward Paul George. 

An alumnus of Indiana University, Oladipo emerged as a breakout star with the Pacers by averaging career-best marks in points (23.1), rebounds (5.2), and assists (4.3) per game. He also led the league in steals per game with 2.4 and was named the league's Most Improved Player in addition to earning his first All-Star nod. He was just as impressive in Indiana's first-round playoff series as he led the underdog Pacers to Game 7 against the Cleveland Cavaliers and LeBron James, who later called Oladipo a "franchise-caliber player."

Craig Luschenat - Jayson Tatum

Craig Luschenat: 

Jayson has shot 43% from three and 44% from 16 feet to the three-point line, after 76 career games so far. After calibrating all his miss fundamentals together against the rest of the NBA I can conclude that he is really between a 40%-42% three-point shooter. His miss fundamental totals were most comparable to Kevin Durant.

To this point of his career, Jayson has done a great job of shooting the ball and I don’t see any reason why he shouldn’t continue to be an elite shooter. Jayson has tremendous form, fundamentals, and release point on his shot delivery. He also is in the elite percentile for good misses and doesn’t commit any extra fundamental errors, which is a trait mostly all elite shooters share. Finally, he does an excellent job with his footwork on his shot; he is well into the elite percentile for this fundamental as well.

Jayson commits only one fundamental error in his shot delivery that he should address; so that he can continue to improve as a shooter. This is the fade/lean during his shot. He currently fade/leans on 37% of his misses, which is 12% over the elite shooters percentile of 25%. To be clear this is only on shots where he doesn’t need to fade/lean, for example this doesn’t include post-ups or shots where he isn’t trying to create separation. This fade/lean causes him to miss short more than Id like to see; he is 7% over the elite shooters percentile of 25%. If minimizes this error the sky is the limit for Jayson as a shooter.

Breakdown:  Per 100 Missed Shots: Craig Luschenat

1.     Dropped Hands: Totalà 28% of the time he missed.

2.     Fade/Lean Back: Totalà 37% of the time he missed.

3.     Feet off Balance: Totalà 6% of the time he missed.

4.     Good Misses: Totalà 40% of the time he missed.

5.     Missed Short: Totalà 32% of the time he missed.

Video Breakdown:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkY-9UCMEQc

Up-and-Coming Forward Georges Niang Joins Utah Jazz

Craig Luschenat of Massachusetts specializes in developing talent for the NBA. Also the holder of a master’s degree from Oxford Brookes University, Craig Luschenat has mentored former Iowa State player Georges Niang, who recently signed with the Utah Jazz.

Niang stood out in the NBA’s G League (minor league), averaging 19.7 points, 6.7 rebounds, 4.3 assists, and 1.1 steals per game, playing an average of 33.9 minutes. His passing skills and defensive prowess caught the attention of Jazz head coach Quin Snyder.

The 6-8, 230-pound forward racked up an average of 22 points per game for the G League’s Salt Lake City Stars, leading the team. His scoring average was ninth in the league, 10th in field-goal percentage (.570), and second in three-point performance (.459). 

Niang earned a spot in the G League’s First Team for 2017-2018. He also appeared in the Midseason West Team, chosen by general managers, players, and coaches.

Although the Jazz did not disclose the terms of his contract, sources say that Niang’s first year is guaranteed, all but assuring him of a place on the final roster.