

Per Cleaning The Glass, Oubre ranked in the 68th percentile among wings with a 1.5 steal percentage last season. As soon as the ball gets brought in front of him, he swipes it away for the steal (gotta love the taunt right in Randle’s face at the end, too). slides his feet the whole time and stays in front of the drive despite Randle’s shoulder being planted in his chest. Here, he gets a clean rip off the catch and bursts into his first step, but Oubre Jr. Randle is basically a human bowling ball on the court, and his development as a shot creator and passer led to him making All-NBA third-team last season.

He’s 6-foot-7 and 203 pounds with a 7-foot-3 wingspan, possessing the ideal frame and athletic traits of a perimeter defender in the modern NBA as a player who gets off the ground quickly and has length to disrupt ball-handlers and shooters.Īnother guy we’ve all settled upon being a good basketball player Julius Randle. Let’s start with the basics who are the Hornets now going to ask to check the opposing team’s best scorer on the average night? Probably Oubre Jr. This piece will be super clip-heavy and focus on what are, in my opinion, Oubre Jr.’s best traits: athleticism, high energy, and well-rounded defense. That’s where the friendly folks from At The Hive come in. What exactly will he provide to the Hornets, though? more commonly known as T$unami Papi - and his explosive athleticism, defensive event creation and supreme shooting confidence have found a landing spot in the Queen City.
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The Hornets needed to add depth on the wing behind Gordon Hayward it was not expected said depth piece would signing be one of the best free agent wings on the market to a team-friendly deal at two years, $24.6M with a partial guarantee for year two, but here we are.

being the Charlotte Hornets’ biggest free agent signing of the 2021 offseason.Īh, nobody is raising their hand. Raise your hand if you had Kelly Oubre Jr.
