Really Overdue 2010 D-League Draft Review
6th: - Iowa Energy - Chris Lofton, Tennessee Chris Lofton is probably the best shooter in this draft, or any draft. He's only 6'2, which is roughly Eddie House size, and he shoots the ball comparably to House. Not as quickly, but almost as well. Lofton, a testicular cancer survivor, played in Spain last year, splitting time between Caja Laboral and Estudiantes Madrid and averaging 12.7ppg in ACB play. And in Turkey in 2008/09, Lofton played for Mersin and averaged 20 points per game, highlighted by a 61 point outing that included 17 made three pointers. If you weren't convinced by the explicit House comparison of above, then maybe that will validate it. However, he doesn't do much other than shoot jumpshots; he's not a threat around the basket, he doesn't rebound or create, he's not particularly good defensively, and he's also not exceptionally quick. And while his jump shot is always good, his shot selection sometimes isn't. Lofton, therefore, is still a bit of a one trick pony.
It's a hell of a trick, though.
