Roster Focus on Dionte Christmas

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Dionte Christmas
Reserve guard
6-feet-5-inches, 205 pounds, 25-years-old



Strengths: Christmas can light it up, at least against weak
competition. In the summer league he averaged 14.2 points, 4.2 rebounds,
and 2.2 assists per game. He shot 47.9 percent from the field and 45
percent from the 3-point line. He's got the size to play the two-spot in
the NBA.

Room to improve: Everywhere. Undrafted after playing four years
at Temple, Christmas spent time in Europe before giving the NBA a shot.
Consistency is the key to keeping an NBA job. Christmas has to be
efficient and find a role, whether that's as a shooter or a defensive
stopper or something else.

Outlook: I won't give specific projections for Christmas
because he may not play much and he may spend some time in the D-League.
Christmas has a chance to make the roster with strong play, but he has
only a partially guaranteed contract and will need to play well to do
so. He's the kind of player that's great to have in training camp, as he
is truly competing for something. That atmosphere should make everyone
on the team better.