Matthew Nester

Strengths: A big man with good size (near 7 footer) who maximizes the use of his abilities...Always plays within himself, under control and under the offensive scheme...Tends to make the open jumpshot, with the 16-footer being his bread and butter...Will make shots around the basket given clean looks, and has a semi-hook shot which goes in more often than not...Gets to the line often, which is often the result of his hustle work and his relative strength; and hits free throws at around 75%, which is good for a big man...Reliable position defender, has a fairly wide frame already and is willing to take fouls to prevent good moves/baskets by the opposition...Willing to sacrifice his body to draw the charge...Decent passer off the high post...Decent running the floor...Doesn't get into foul trouble often...A good glue player for any team in the league...NBA body...Good person to have in the locker room...

Weaknesses: Not gifted with much talent, added to the fact that he plays within himself often...His offense only comes off of opportunities created for him and his defense is just okay but won't cut it for the next level...Not gifted with much athleticism, does simple two-handed dunks only when open, doesn't rise off the floor well and may miss shots around the basket in traffic or against apt defenses...Rebounding is subpar especially for a near 7-footer, doesn't crash the boards as well as he should...Lacks great lateral mobility and doesn't really rotate well in help defenses, despite the fact that he is an okay position defender...However, that same position defense may suffer due to his lack of physical tools in the NBA...Not an intimidator, has a 6'11" wingspan which is the same as his height, and his lack of athleticism doesn't help that...Can be very unselfish at times...May not stand out in some games due to that...Doesn't have many low moves around the post. Most of his offense, if he takes the shot, comes on jumpshots...Doesn't play in the most brutal conference, the big men are relative unknowns, so his stats might be a bit bloated...