He plays point guard

Gio Gioo BIG difference between college and NBA. Anderson will be playing one of those two forward positions in the NBA as he does not have the athleticism nor quickness to keep moonlighting at the 1.

Dude, awesome call. He plays like Diaw and has just been drafted to the Spurs.

mike smith this guy has 2k hacks lol

You got it! He's a Spur now!

He will be just fine in that system :)

not much of a pg anymore. more of a sf/pf role player, but a solid one at that

Well let’s just say it translated well

@@kjones1 he’s trash

His upside is nowhere near pierce, sorry. Maybe odom or someone like that. Except he won't rebound or defend like Odom at the NBA level. He could be a better shooter and passer though.

AwesomeJBEAST109 Budenhozer is the coach for atlanta i would like to him them succeed

30th by the spurs

The Spurs stole him at #30

***** those Spurs lmao

huge steal by the spurs lol

phillip lee in their system its a steal

Volume shooter who rarely shoots over .500 You can keep him!!!!

Billy Mack 'Melo? How so? I'd say he's more like Phoenix Boris Diaw

Zaviay Taylor Agreed on the Boris Diaw (Phoenix Suns MIP 2005-2006 season) comparison. Kyle's less athletic, but WAY more aggressive and assertive with a better jumper & more range. Otherwise, their skill sets are identical - though I don't see Kyle pissing his career away by letting his talent waste like Diaw has with pacivity & laziness. My Suns have three 1st rounders this year (four if Minnesota falls 14 or lower) and I'm really hoping they can translate into Kyle Anderson through some combination - with the logjam at 2 off the Suns' bench (Gerald Green, Archie Goodwin), Kyle's playmaking at 3 would be huge.

SwingMan1938 you will see when he gets to the NBA. Melo used to play the same way when he was in Syracuse.

Billy Mack So... 'Melo used to average over 6 assists per game in Syracuse? They do not play the same way, brother. And this is not a knock on 'Melo. SwingMan1938 Diaw wasn't particularly athletic himself, but he was a bit quicker with the ball in his hands. The only thing about Anderson is he'll need to go to the right team for his talents to translate. As much as he's improved his shooting and scoring, he's still best on the ball - and Phoenix still has two of the best PGs in the West. Granted they can play off the ball, that's still too many ball-handlers. I think he'd be great for a team like the Cavs or Knicks (but we ain't got no draft picks). Kyrie Irving is not a true PG and Anderson has the potential to make him better at the 3 or even stretch 4 (he's 6'9", 230lbs with a 7'2" wingspan)

Zaviay Taylor I hear ya - was thinking of Kyle off the bench with two 2's (Gerald Green & Archie Goodwin - the logjam I mentioned above) as both Dragic & Bledsoe start together when healthy. Kyle would be the one running the offense while Green & Goodwin would wreak havoc on the perimeter with shooting (Green) and slashing (Goodwin). I'm looking to get back to a dominating 10-man rotation (and to keep both Bledsoe & Dragic's minutes below 35 each) like my Suns had in 2009-2010 with that Bench Mob and Kyle Anderson, IMO, would be the key and the prime stabilizer/anchor to make that happen.

*less skilled

I was trying to figure out who he reminded me of! His moves and jump shot look eerily similar to pierce! Great comparison. Obviously, he doesn't have the athleticism, shooting ability, ability to finish through contact, etc., that paul has...but visually very similar!

poor man my ass hes better than paul p

BasketballForLife He never stepped in any nba floor yet and you are telling me he's better than Paul Pierce?what crack are you smoking?

K3vindust He'll end up with more rings than Paul Pierce. Los Spurs!

@@jackclimb3529 this aged badly

Diaw is a bad comparison. He's kind of a mix between Paul Pierce and Chandler Parsons. He does things at a slow pace, but he still gets past people and can take any defender 1-on-1.

Perfect comparison especially now with the team he's on (;

Too slow for SF? What kind of criticism is that? The problems with most tweener forwards are that they can't shoot and aren't good ball handlers to play the 3 and are too small to play the 4. Being "slow" isn't a downside. Kyle Anderson can do everything as a player. He's a better version of Chandler Parsons. And much like Parsons, he's being overlooked over the stupidest reasons. If the guy can create a bucket for himself or others consistently, then he can play in the league. Anderson is the epitome of that.

Guess what! The Spurs selected him in the first round!

Stan Lee Yes. If he really wants to be in nba Spurs are perfect fit. We will see. "Too slow for sf" I was talking about defense.

Ryjuss Im glad spurs picked him, but I agree on defense hes going to have trouble staying in front of some of the quicker guys, i can already see it. However it wouldnt surprise me if the spurs have him work on a few things like lateral quickness and his shooting, which isnt bad but looks like it could use some tweeking