Sophomore among the most anticipated in NCAA this season, Collin Murray-Boyles did well to stack for a year at university. From a player not frankly courted upon his arrival at college, “CMB” is today one of the most intriguing players of this Draft 2025. The interior of South Carolina promises to be a case of conscience for many recruiters. Can it be a “classic” interior despite its obvious lack of centimeters? Should we make him a “out-of-category” player, even if it means making him much more complicated to integrate into a team?
Collin Murray-Boyles is an interior, a real one, in the game for the moment, near the basket. Like other names in recent years, dominant among young people but out of NBA after only a few seasons?
Not so fast. Because “CMB” has more than one tour in his bag, especially in defense. Its integration into offensive diagrams can question, but the 20 -year -old will be able to contribute from his first steps in the league on the other side of the prosecution, and in many registers. There is no shortage of much to bring the winger in the gratin of this draft. But he could also wander if his margin of progression were not to be exploited …
Profile
Post: winger
Size: 1.99m
Weight: 108kgs
Team: South Carolina Gamecocks
Stats 2024/25: 16.8 points (at 58.6%), 8.3 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.3 against and 1.5 interception in 30.6 minutes
Strengths
– Defense. Collin Murray-Boyles has the ideal profile to be of these players capable of successively defending three or even four different players on the same possession without ever being overwhelmed. The South Carolina player has an instinct far above average in reading pass trajectories, such as trips from opposing attackers. He can defend almost everywhere, on large in moving as a low post, or to change on a screen and stay in front of a smaller attacker.
– Creation. If a finish question, Murray-Boyles hardly ventures outside the racket, the interior is however mobile. “CMB” has made serious progress as a passer, especially in his decision -making. We will not yet speak of a “point Forward”, but Collin Murray-Boyles can become a real problem for the opposing defenses by the versatility of his offensive background.
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Weak points
– The size. With a very small two meters (and even below without shoes), Collin Murray-Boyles is not in the template standards for an NBA interior. His power and mobility allowed him to be a serious NCAA scorer, but that will be another matter among professionals. He could also suffer from it in defense, against much longer and high interiors than him.
– The shot. It may be the key to the entire career of Collin Murray-Boyles. If he manages to develop his shoot, almost nonexistent at this stage, the question of his physique will be differently less problematic. A reliable half-fate shot will already be a first step, before considering backing up even more. 70 % at free throws, hope is not prohibited for “CMB”. Also be careful not to lock himself on his left hand, which he uses almost exclusively so far.
Comparison
With a both physical and specific technique profile, Collin Murray-Boyles does not respond to a specific player prototype. The name of Draymond Green is frequently quoted, for its undersized but very defender side, even if “CMB” is not yet the creator that is the Warriors hub. Its intensity and power are close to those of a Paul Millsap or an Anthony Mason, its defensive qualities of a much less athletic bam Adebayo.
Prognosis
In the Lotterybut where precisely? Teams lacking interiors are not legion. And the context in which he will land for his beginnings could have great importance for the rest of his career.
