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[QUOTE="Melancer46, post: 1783668, member: 1674"]
Height (with shoes):
Beal: 6'4.75"
Malachi: 6'6.25"
Nick Young: 6'6.75"

Wingspan:
Beal: 6'8"
Malachi: 7'0"
Nick Young: 7'0"

Standing Reach:
Beal: 8'4"
Malachi: 8'5.5"
Nick Young: 8'4.5"

No step vert:
Beal: 33"
Malachi: 33"
Nick Young: 39.5"

Max Vert:
Beal: 39"
Malachi: 38"
Nick Young: 40.5"

Malachi is obviously longer, but Beal is still pretty solid size for a SG, and he had more weight/muscle than Malachi does now with comparable if not more explosiveness.  I think probably Malachi's best trait is his ability to hang in the air just long enough to draw contact, but it comes at a cost.  As another poster said, he doesn't attack the rim.  The fact that a guy with Malachi's length and measured athleticism struggled around the rim is not a good sign.  Likewise, his horrific shooting from mid-range puts a damper on the promising 3PT% and volume.

And Beal was a much better all-around player at Florida than Malachi currently is.  Far better rebounder, defender, finisher, ball-handler, and mid-range shooter.
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