Scotty Middleton

Middleton is a big wing, with good positional size at 6-foot-6-plus and very long arms. He has really bought into the defensive end of the floor within the last year, particularly during the high school season. He gets low in his stance, is light on his feet, even fairly physical with his chest, and active off the ball. Most of all, his length just keeps him in plays even when it looks like he’s initially beat or out of position. He’s already proven he can defend multiple positions, against the highest levels of high school competition in the country. Offensively, he remains a work-in-progress. He’s not a primary playmaker or creator, but he’s made strides as a spot-up shooter, has a complimenting pull-up game that he can get off over top of smaller defenders, and shows some flashes of slashing potential, although he still gets bumped off the line of his drive at times. Overall, he’s a bit of a role player extraordinaire right now, who doesn’t need to score a lot of points to impact winning and has long-term 3-and-D potential as his shooting keeps evolving.