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Toronto Raptors: Will Lorenzo Brown have a meaningful role next season?

By Mike Bossetti

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 20: Lorenzo Brown #4 of the Toronto Raptors handles the ball against the Washington Wizards in Game Three of Round One of the 2018 NBA Playoffs on April 20, 2018 at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 20: Lorenzo Brown #4 of the Toronto Raptors handles the ball against the Washington Wizards in Game Three of Round One of the 2018 NBA Playoffs on April 20, 2018 at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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Weaknesses

Adjusting to an off-ball role will highlight some of Brown’s biggest weaknesses from last season.

For starters, he is an average to below-average shooter. Last season in the G-League he shot just 33-percent from beyond the arc, including under 35-percent from the corners.

That would be uninspiring, but still okay, if he was putting up an extremely high volume of attempts. However, with only 21.3-percent of his attempts occurring from beyond the arc, three-point shooting remains a primary concern for Brown’s game at the next level.

Another area in which Brown needs to improve is his propensity to turn the ball over. Last season at the G-League level, Brown had a TOV% of 31.7-percent. Meaning, whenever Brown was on the court, he accounted for nearly a third of his team’s turnovers.

In a lower usage role, Brown’s raw turnover statistics will take a drastic hit. However, when less is expected of you, there is less room for error. If Brown is not able to reduce his turnovers in comparison to his usage, his playing time opportunities will slip from few to none.

Brown was a positive on the defensive side of the ball last season. However, with his athletic frame and tangibles, he should have been even better.

With a great deal of offensive responsibilities, defensive lapses were more acceptable. Next season at the NBA level, Brown will need to keep a sharper focus at all times.

More important than any one skill-set, Brown’s biggest weakness for next season is translating his game to another level of competition.

Brown has played under 1,000 NBA minutes over the span of five years. That equates to almost zero experience. In many ways, Brown enters the season as something similar to a 28-year-old rookie. Like a rookie, he will need to adjust his game to the increased level of competition of a night-in-night-out NBA schedule.

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