December 4th

Any assessment of Darius Adams’ statistical profile must start with his special ability to draw fouls. He currently boasts a ridiculous 73.3 free-throw attempt rate, which ranks in the 100th percentile among guards this season. He has also converted 77% of these free throws; the combination of many free throw attempts and many free throw makes gives him a high offensive floor. This claim is supported by his 90th percentile true shooting percentage despite struggling from the field early on. As he further adjusts to college basketball and begins to hit more of his shots, Adams has a chance to be one of the most efficient guards in his conference.

Adams’ three-point shooting particularly is where he can really transform things. Despite half of his field-goal attempts coming from beyond the arc, he’s converted just under 29% of them. This is not representative of the shooter he truly is though, as he was a much better shooter in high school and is continuing to make most of his free throws. Once he inevitably begins making threes at a better clip, his combination of rim pressure and outside shooting will be very difficult to guard. His points per 100 possessions already ranks in the 83rd percentile, and making more threes would only boost this to higher levels.