I am a huge fan of Scoot Henderson, and I truly believe he can turn this franchise around. So over the last couple of years, I have tuned in to many of his games with G-League Ignite. While Scoot rarely failed to impress, there was another player that always caught my eye. It wasn't Leonard Miller, or any of those other higher-touted draft prospects. It was the 6'7" Frenchman, Sidy Cissiko.
On Offense, Cissoko is an exceptional playmaker for his 6’8” size. He has excelled as a secondary playmaker, and NBA teams should be intrigued by his abilities to create plays for others as well as himself. He is adept as a standstill passer, and he is even more impressive as a creator for others off the dribble. He already reads the floor at a very high level for a wing Cissoko’s 34.1% mark from deep is decent enough—especially since he’s putting up 3.7 three-point attempts per game—but his 58.5% mark from the charity stripe (admittedly on a tiny sample size) speaks to larger concerns regarding his shooting touch.
On the defensive end, Cissoko can be a bit of a gambler—however, those gambles often pay off. Cissoko is averaging just under a steal and a block per game His defensive over-aggressiveness, however, might actually be a larger concern. Cissoko has racked up an astonishing 45 fouls in his first 12 games for the Ignite.
In my opinion, Cissoko gambling will not work out at the next level