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NRF/NBA Comparison: Christian Grant-Fields

Christian Grant-Fields

Though Christian Grant-Fields was once mistaken for Dwyane Wade coming out of the Westin Hotel during the pre-NBA Draft festivities, it'd be an unfair comparison to say that he plays like Wade. On his Huarache team, CGF is a real point-forward. On one trip, he'll bring the ball up the floor to start the offense, and the next, he'll exploit a man-to-man match-up in the post.

In that sense, Grant-Fields is quite similar to another New York product, Lamar Odom. The sweet-shooting lefty might be a better jumpshooter from beyond the arc, but he could learn a couple things from the way Christian hits the offensive glass. CGF might be the most ferocious offensive rebounder in NRF today, relentlessly attacking the ball off the rim. He's a complete pain to try to box out.

As a matter of fact, since Andrew Bynum went out with that knee injury, L.O. has picked up the intensity on the boards, pulling down a crazy 13.3 rebounds per game in February. Likewise, Grant-Fields puts up 10.7 boards per night in NRF, good for second in the League.

Defensively, L.O. isn't quite as explosive as he used to be, but I've seen him catch a couple of blocks on the fastbreak. That's also become CGF's trademark in NRF. We've seen him catch people on the break multiple times this year. Those victims who thought they were in the open for an easy deuce definitely remember getting swatted.

Right now, Huarache needs Grant-Fields to play point. Last year, he was playing the three, slashing through the lane. And who knows what he'll end up doing next year? The only guy in the NBA who can really play one-through-five is Odom.

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