Midwest Showcase: Kasai Burton
Kasai Burton was another Oklahoma guy who got the chance to play at the Midwest Showcase in Kansas City this weekend. The 2022 point guard was able to showcase some different aspects of his game. Kasai was very quick and…
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Continue ReadingKasai Burton was another Oklahoma guy who got the chance to play at the Midwest Showcase in Kansas City this weekend. The 2022 point guard was able to showcase some different aspects of his game. Kasai was very quick and was able to get the ball down the floor at a high pace, as a elevated the pace of those around him. Even though Burton didn’t shoot the ball exceptionally from outside, he was able to score in different ways. He showed off his nice midrange and smooth touch on multiple floaters. Burton uses his left hand well around the rim and is quick enough to beat his man off the dribble to get there. His on ball defense was impressive as he caused multiple turnovers and was able to force the opposing player into some bad decisions. He’s very suffocating on defense when its a one on one situation. Even though he sometimes gets lost in the fold on help defense, he was able to specialize in more of an on ball roll.
Strengths:
- quick hands, quick feet
- fast, good in transition
- able to get to the rim, stop on a dimer for an easy floater with nice touch
- not afraid to use left hand
- good, solid point guard
- good pick and roll player
Weaknesses:
- not the best communicator, got lost on ball screens and in help defense
- doesn’t find his man on box outs, ready to run early
- optional motor, gave up sometimes
- loose with the ball, leads to turnovers
College Projection: Small college