Ed Daniel

Ed Daniel - Daniel was with the Hawks last year in summer league following his senior season at Murray State in which he was a nightly double double. In the time hence, he has been in Italy with Pistoia, averaging 8.7 points, 7.6 rebounds, 3.2 fouls and 2.2 turnovers in 26 minutes per game. He is an athlete and a very good athlete at that, a hectic player who crashes the glass, attacks anyone in his path both offensively and defensively, and plays with a lot of energy. He uses his physical tools to win possessions, posts on occasion, plays physical and drives into contact willingly, whilst also swatting and deflecting some shots and passes in the painted area. Unfortunately for Daniel, he is a power forward in a small forward's 6'7 frame. And for all the small adjustments he is making to his game to try and become more of a perimeter forward, he still is best around the basket and surely always will be. Damion James is a similar sort of player who has managed a few NBA seasons with a similar skill set, but he is slightly bigger, slightly better with the handle and the shot, slightly better on perimeter defense and a much better passer. And James has never exactly stuck himself. Daniel, then, is up against it.

Seems the Sixers are really targeting their athletes right here, by the way.