Devin Vassell, Wing, Florida State
While Florida State wing Devin Vassell likely doesn’t have the highest ceiling in the class, he might have the highest floor. His skills are easily translatable and wildly valuable to the NBA: He’s an elite defender. He’s a knock-down 3-point shooter.
Vassell made 41.5% of his 3-pointers this season while attempted 3.5 per game and averaged 1.4 steals and 1.0 blocks.
Only eight players in the NBA averaged at least one steal and block per game last season, and none of those eight came close to his 3-point percentage.
The Ringer’s draft guide, put together by Kevin O’Connor, lists two other notable traits that Warriors wings of the mid-2010s used to help decimate teams: “high-level passing vision for a wing … displays awareness moving and cutting off the ball.”
That’s not to say he’ll be as good as Sixth Man Andre Iguodala, but Vassell’s skill set will allow him to be a plug-and-play option that can make any contender better.
He’d fit snuggly around Curry, Thompson and Draymond Green.
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