2019 NBA Draft Prospect Profile: DaQuan Jeffries

Let’s evaluate 2019 NBA Draft prospect DaQuan Jeffries out of Tulsa, and whether or not, he is a potential fit for the Portland Trail Blazers.

Name: DaQuan Jeffries

School: Tulsa

Position: Shooting Guard

Projected Draft Position: Undrafted

The 2019 NBA Draft is now less than two months away, and the second round of the playoffs has begun. So, I have started to evaluate prospects for the upcoming draft. Let’s continue with Tulsa’s DaQuan Jeffries.

Strengths

Explosiveness

Jeffries has a 42 inch vertical and knows how to use it to his advantage. He won the 2019 college basketball slam dunk contest by a large margin.

Jeffries is a pure athlete, and that will make him stand out as the draft process progresses. He could drastically improve his stock at the combine.

Defense

Jeffries’s athleticism and motor help him be a good all-around defender. He averaged 1 steal and 1.2 blocks per game as a junior at Tulsa. He should be able to be a quality backcourt defender at the next level.

Weaknesses

Size

Jeffries is best suited to play the small forward or power forward position, but he only stands at 6’5″. His vertical and overall toughness will help him overcome his lack of size, but it will remain an obstacle if he plays either forward position.

Primary Scoring

Jeffries can score the basketball. He shot 37.7% from three across his three collegiate seasons. In the Portsmouth Invitational, he made 7-17 threes. He also flashed the ability to score off the dribble.

Nevertheless, he never put up large scoring number despite playing at a small school. Jeffries will likely be a role player at the next level.

Potential Fit

So is Jeffries a fit for the Portland Trail Blazers? It does not make a lot of sense to trade into the second round to draft another shooting guard, but his defensive ability makes him intriguing if he goes undrafted.