I liked the edge and craft that Bates brought as a scorer this weekend. He brings that playground style of attack with quick, long crossovers and a feel for creating space out on the perimeter to generate his looks. When he makes his way to the cup, he’s able to adjust in the air to avoid shot-blockers while maintaining nice balance with his attempt. Bates did a nice job of adjusting to how the defense guarded him and if they packed the paint on his drives, he didn’t hesitate in kicking it out to the weakside shooter spotting up in the corner. Throughout the day he acted as a zone-buster off the catch whether it came from the wing off nice lifts or in the corner where he made defenders pay for giving him any space on his load-up.

I liked the edge and craft that Bates brought as a scorer this weekend. He brings that playground style of attack with quick, long crossovers and a feel for creating space out on the perimeter to generate his looks. When he makes his way to the cup, he’s able to adjust in the air to avoid shot-blockers while maintaining nice balance with his attempt. Bates did a nice job of adjusting to how the defense guarded him and if they packed the paint on his drives, he didn’t hesitate in kicking it out to the weakside shooter spotting up in the corner. Throughout the day he acted as a zone-buster off the catch whether it came from the wing off nice lifts or in the corner where he made defenders pay for giving him any space on his load-up.