Bobby Portis: Phoenix Suns 2015 Draft Profile
By Spencer Hann
![Jan 3, 2015; Fayetteville, AR, USA; Arkansas Razorbacks forward Bobby Portis (10) dunks during a game against the Utah Valley Wolverines at Bud Walton Arena. Arkansas defeated Utah Valley 79-46. Mandatory Credit: Beth Hall-USA TODAY Sports Jan 3, 2015; Fayetteville, AR, USA; Arkansas Razorbacks forward Bobby Portis (10) dunks during a game against the Utah Valley Wolverines at Bud Walton Arena. Arkansas defeated Utah Valley 79-46. Mandatory Credit: Beth Hall-USA TODAY Sports](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/6f17457fd671e066f25267175e67fc390469f127eaa3b2129e169dcb3eb966db.jpg)
Weaknesses
Although Portis can be a handful at times, there is no existing post move in his arsenal that strikes fear in opposing defenses. And maybe most important: His lack of athleticism. With the small-ball, fast-paced style that the NBA now markets and plays with, big men who can’t get up and down the floor are sure to be extinct quite soon.
Portis is a good athlete but not a great one and lacks explosiveness. He is also prone to get caught trailing the play multiple times if he becomes winded. He has been looked at and described a raw by many draft outlets due to the fact that he doesn’t excel as a pure power forward just quite yet but, instead, is simply just “good” (but not great) at multiple things.
His ceiling could be Draymond Green with a couple years of NBA practice and game situations.
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