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Florida State Basketball: 2020 NBA Draft Profile for wing Devin Vassell

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - JANUARY 28: Devin Vassell #24 of the the Florida State Seminoles passes around Braxton Key #2 of the the Virginia Cavaliers in the first half during a game at John Paul Jones Arena on January 28, 2020 in Charlottesville, Virginia. (Photo by Ryan M. Kelly/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - JANUARY 28: Devin Vassell #24 of the the Florida State Seminoles passes around Braxton Key #2 of the the Virginia Cavaliers in the first half during a game at John Paul Jones Arena on January 28, 2020 in Charlottesville, Virginia. (Photo by Ryan M. Kelly/Getty Images) /
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ORLANDO, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 04: Mikal Bridges #25 of the Phoenix Suns (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
ORLANDO, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 04: Mikal Bridges #25 of the Phoenix Suns (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /

NBA Comparison – Mikal Bridges

Amid this year’s NBA restart, one of the most-talked about names early on was a lengthy, versatile, 3-and-D wing by the name of Mikal Bridges. Bridges exploded in the bubble, displaying an array of flashes as a shooter/transition scorer on top of menacing team defense.

That description should sound very, very familiar. It is a vastly similar description to that of this draft profile on Vassell. In a world where NBA comparisons for draft prospects are commonly (and justifiably) ridiculed for their inaccurate absurdness – each and every player is unique after all – the Bridges/Vassell comparison is shockingly satisfying.

Devin Booker, a teammate of Bridges on the Phoenix Suns, recently said “You can’t put him in a box, you can’t give him one title. You can’t even just give him a 3-and-D title that people try to use for him” in regards to Bridges and his potential.

Vassell could fall under a similar description, especially if his discussed handle gets more comfortable. That quote also pertains to the cliche 3-and-D label Vassell has been described as; how he does so much within that role that it is unfair to cram him inside such a simplistic description.

It would not be bold to suggest that the excursion Bridges saw in the bubble could be done by Vassell in a similar fashion a couple years down the road. Because they are similar players, and even the firmest player comparison naysayer would have to attest to that.