NBA Draft prospect Admiral Schofield has made it clear to teams that he can be the player every contending team needs: a junkyard dog.
Schofield, a 6-foot-6 forward out of Tennessee, knows himself and his game very well. Though he averaged an impressive 16.5 points per game on 47.4 percent shooting in his senior year with the Volunteers, he knows what he does best on the court — and that’s to be the scrappy all-around player. Per Tony Jones of The Athletic:
“I want to be a junkyard dog,” Schofield said.
He also spoke about his job and goal whenever he’s on the court.
“I know my role is to be able to guard on the perimeter,” Schofield said. “I have to be a physical presence on the boards. I wanted to come here and show how much energy I had, and how much I wanted to guard the basketball.”
Players like Admiral Schofield are always great assets to any team — whether a contender or an up and comer. Players of the same ilk are P.J. Tucker of the Houston Rockets, Jae Crowder of the Utah Jazz, Marcus Smart of the Boston Celtics, and maybe even Robert Covington of the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Like Admiral Schofield, the aforementioned players won’t necessarily light it up on the offensive end on any given night. But they will match up with the best offensive players of the opposing team. They all have the versatility, smarts, and more importantly — the tenacity to get the ball at all costs. And if you’re a team who’s serious about winning, Schofield is a player to look at.