Dzanan Musa

OTHER OFFENSE

Weakness which is not a big flaw anyway regarding the effects, can be found in choosing driving direction which is very left side heavy. Maybe also in lack of cutting as he clearly prefers to get the job done with the ball in his hands. Despite average explosiveness Dzanan has a really long strides which help him get to the rim. Moreover can use contact for his advantage and displays solid hangtime. He is willing to take scoring burden on his shoulders and really likes isolation which are about 10% of his offense. However he tends not to share the ball in this kind of plays which sometimes end up as finishing with questionable selection. Another close to elite asset is his pick and roll scoring ability. He has solid array of floaters, lay ups or even pull ups. Can also read the ongoing situations to keep defender on his hip and attack to the rim with good timing. On the other hand producing for others in P&R has flashes but is still not the very natural or polished. Like every scorer he is very opportunistic in transition. Musa can handle the ball at full speed and never misses a chance to get easy bucket as a trailer.

His stroke has ups and downs. He can hit the big shot but is definitely not a specialized player in this category. Makes occasional stepback jumpers, gets it off with good range or punishes bad P&R defense given time and space but is not overly reliable and doesn’t always get great balance & repeatable motion.

He is not exceptional ball handler but still more than solid and at times can put defenders on skates.

All previously mentioned abilities like long strides, touch on runners and timing help him to excel in attacking closeouts.

At youth categories we have also seen him post up opponents ocassionaly. It is not out of question to see it happen more often next years on pro level after full physical adjustment with his positional size.

DEFENSE

In my eyes it’s a little bit less concerning than general opinion. Lockdown defender is obvious antonym in his case but he doesn’t have to be type of player who will get punished often and easily especially after he grows into his frame and sees more pride to take on defensive side of the court (can he do it though?). Foot speed is not that bad when he digs in and sits down in proper stance. If effort is there and while teamed up with big who possess decent mobility even P&R D can look ok. The huge problem is how rarely he does it (put in work). Positional size definitely helps Dzanan to contribute on this end as he can really contest the shots. It is hard to create separation against him on small field and he has a good fundamentals to rotate at right moment.