NBA Combine: Jordan Bone looked good and bad in his scrimmage

Jordan Bone had an up and down type of performance in his first day at the NBA Draft Combine on Thursday. Is it enough to get him drafted?

The first five minutes of Jordan Bone’s scrimmage left no question that he was NBA ready. He looked like the Bone from the 31-win Tennessee basketball team a season ago. He had four quick points, yet it could have been more like eight or ten in the first five minutes.

The only knock was he wasn’t playing aggressive. He was playing more of a team game, which is never wrong. Bone was controlling the game better than the other teams’ point guard. Despite it being a pickup style of play, the pace was controlled by Bone.

However, his second stint didn’t go so well. He looked out of position on two different pick and roll situations where he allowed the big to slip to the basket for an easy bucket. But, can we pin that on Bone? The Vols as a team was horrible in that part of the defensive game.

He also had problems finishing at the rim against length. At least two times it appeared if he had just finished strong, he would have at least drawn a foul. But, he altered his shot, which caused a funky finish that didn’t draw anything.

Finally, the entire team looked lazy in transition defense. But, in fairness, there were down by 20 plus points, and Bone’s team was playing one-one basketball trying to impress the scouts.

Looking past the scrimmage, Bone looked fantastic. As Caleb Calhoun mentioned in a recent post, Bone’s 3.03-second 3/4 court sprint was better than Derek Rose and Russell Westbrook.

Oh, and he had a 42.5 inch vertical.

Bone has the tools to be a solid NBA player. He has the height at 6-foot-3 and explosive athleticism. And, of course, he is one of the quickest players in the draft with and without the basketball.

Right now Bone is still listed as a long shot at getting drafted. However, Si.com released a mock draft that had Bone sneaking in at No.55 to the Los Angeles Clippers.