Leland Smith is a 6-3 Guard prospect from Edna Karr High School in New Orleans, LA
Twitter: @Lee_1of1
Recruitment Status: Open
Player Film:
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— Leland Aaron Smith III (@Lee_1of1) August 21, 2021
Leland Smith (’22) is a dynamic versatile guard that can play both guard positions. Smith is a prolific scorer that shoots the ball very well from long range and is very efficient from mid-range. Smith does a great job of penetrating into the lane and finishing at the rim. Leland Smith is a dynamic, disruptive perimeter defender that defends on and off the ball at a high level and does a great job of pressuring the ball handler and making him very uncomfortable. He is a excellent facilitator and distributor that possesses great court vision. Smith rebounds the ball well from the guard position and is a great decision maker with next level playmaking ability. Leland Smith possesses great court vision and a high basketball I.Q. He does a wonderful job of communicating on the floor. Smith excellent ball handler and finishes well in transition and plays well through contact. Leland Smith is aggressive on both ends, always is under control and does not make many mistakes. Smith is a team first player, unselfish player that never gets in a rush and does a great job of dictating the pace of the game. Leland Smith is a high character player that is hard working and never content.
*Excellent versatile/all-around guard that can play on or off the ball
*Shoots the ball very well from behind the 3 point line
*Very efficient from mid-range
*Prolific scorer
*Distributes the ball well
*Disruptive on ball/off ball defender. Dynamic perimeter defender
*Excellent decision maker
*Next level play making ability
*Does a great job of pressuring the ball handler
*Elite court vison
*High basketball I.Q.
*Excellent communicator on the floor
*Finishes well in transition
*Plays well through contact
*Does a good job of getting to the free-throw line
*Very aggressive on both ends
*Always under control
*Does not make many mistakes
*Unselfish, team first player
*Never gets in a rush. Does a great job of controlling the pace of the game
*High character player
*Hardworking player that is never content