He can create space off dribble, however it often isn’t enough to make up for his slightly lower release while being more tightly guarded in the mid-range.Īs he transitions to the Association, it will be more difficult to generate easy looks at the basket. The main issue is when he is forced to his non-dominant left hand or attempts to finish through contact,īutler takes the majority of his shots at the rim or from beyond the three point line, but when he does go to the mid-range, he looks uncomfortable. Even if there is help, Butler has displayed flashes of craftiness to convert regardless. When he is able to get to the rim with a defender trailing and no help side rim protection, it’s virtually a guaranteed bucket.
JARED BUTLER FULL
While Jared’s 53% on field goal attempts at the rim is respectable enough, it doesn’t tell the full story here. It remains to be seen, however, how much more room for growth there is here. He’s already made progress with his athleticism to a point where he had some impressive dunks this past season.
This isn’t to say Jared is some low-level athlete, but by NBA standards, he’s probably below average. This includes rebounding, as he was just an average rebounder for a guard in the NCAA. If he’s not able to add muscle, he could be limited in the paint on both ends of the floor. His combination of lateral quickness, off-ball awareness, and sheer effort mask his physical limitations and make him a pest on that end of the floor.īutler relies on basketball IQ and skill rather than premier athleticism and strength. Throw in that his opponents only shot 34.2% with him as the primary defender this past season and it’s evident Butler should be capable of defending smaller NBA guards. He doesn’t just take calculated risks that fill up the stat sheet though, Jared was also second on the Bears in defensive box +/- and tied for first in defensive win shares (min. The 0.4 blocks may not sound overly impressive, but when you factor in his relatively short arms and lack of explosion, it illustrates how great Butler’s timing is on defense. With 2 steals and just under half a block per game in 2020-2021, Jared is a very competitive and disruptive defender. If Jared is strictly a shooting guard at the next level, it won’t be because of an inability to make plays for his teammates. This is evident in the upward trajectory of his assist totals throughout his collegiate career and his career high 1.71 ast./t.o. This seems a lot more likely to happen if Butler were to lead a bench unit, but he did show progress each season at Baylor by tightening his handle, displaying improved court vision, as well as better decision making on his passes.
Jared’s NBA role is likely at likely as an off-ball guard, but it’s too soon to rule out the possibility of him being a primary playmaker. If you’re still not convinced of his Butler’s jump shooting prowess, he also converted on over 50% of his spot-up three point attempts in 2020-2021. This makes it seem very possible he could actually improve upon his already great three point shooting. It seemed for every open spot-up attempt he had, there was a step-back or extra deep one. His mechanics are fluid and repeatable and, despite having a slightly low release point, it was rarely a factor in the NCAA. Butler poured in a career high 41.6% from three this past season and is capable at draining threes both on and off ball.
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