Kristaps Plavnieks

Jonathan Givony

Strengths:
-The engine of a very solid VEF Riga team
-Good ball-handler
-Very intelligent player
-Has good timing on drives, knows how to beat his man off the dribble
-Good fundamentals
-Mature
-Focused
-Doesn't make mistakes

Weaknesses:
-Very small at around 5-11
-Short arms
-Not particularly athletic
-Limited frame
-Only made 20% of his 3-point attempts
-Limited potential on defense

Outlook:
Smart, mature, true point guard who knows how to run a team, but has poor physical attributes which may limit his ceiling. 1995-born so may still grow a few inches. Will need it to play at the highest levels.