Pineda acted as the main complement to to Avery, operating all over the floor as a versatile scoring and playmaking forward. He showed consistent shotmaking touch from all levels while routinely working into soft spots of the defense for efficient looks. Pineda also shows flashes of ballhandling and passing feel while acting as a release valve for his guards. His versatility is his best attribute at the high school level, but it’s the pure shotmaking at his size that could intrigue scholarship-level coaches in time despite a somewhat unorthodox attack.

Pineda acted as the main complement to to Avery, operating all over the floor as a versatile scoring and playmaking forward. He showed consistent shotmaking touch from all levels while routinely working into soft spots of the defense for efficient looks. Pineda also shows flashes of ballhandling and passing feel while acting as a release valve for his guards. His versatility is his best attribute at the high school level, but it’s the pure shotmaking at his size that could intrigue scholarship-level coaches in time despite a somewhat unorthodox attack.