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NBA Draft: Top 3 shooting guards for the New Orleans Pelicans

By Aaron Kellerstrass

Immanuel Quickley is a second round prospect for the New Orleans Pelicans in the NBA Draft (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
Immanuel Quickley is a second round prospect for the New Orleans Pelicans in the NBA Draft (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) /
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Jahmi'us Ramsey, New Orleans Pelicans
Jahmi’us Ramsey could be a dynamic scorer for the New Orleans Pelicans (Photo by David K Purdy/Getty Images) /

New Orleans Pelicans NBA Draft: Jahmi’us Ramsey could be the next Tyler Herro

Jahmi’us Ramsey

We wrote about three prospects who could end up having a Tyler Herro-like impact next season and Jahmi’us Ramsey was one of them.

Ramsey is a dynamic scorer who can get buckets in a number of ways, just like Herro. They are also the same size and had similar numbers in college in points, assists and rebounds.

Ramsey was actually way better at 3-point shooting in college, nailing 42 percent to Herro’s 35 percent and Ramsey was taking more of them per game.

Ramsey can handle the ball and will likely play some point guard in the NBA depending on who drafts him.

Ramsey has the ability to slither through defenders, and before you know it, he’s at the hoop. Ramsey is also adept at the two-man game, where he penetrates, dishes to a big and then retreats to the 3-point line for an open shot.

He is also a good rebounder for his position and likes to grab the board and go, as we saw Herro do a lot in the playoffs.

Ramsey is projected to go somewhere in the late first round, but some team may take a chance on his combination of athleticism and scoring. Ramsey is already a better defender than Herro and could end up being a really effective two-way player.

It wouldn’t be surprising to see Ramsey rise on the draft boards and go in the lottery.