Ayo Dosunmu, likely, won’t be returning to the Illinois basketball program next year, as he declared for the NBA Draft last Wednesday.
Ayo had a tremendous sophomore season for the Illini. He put up averages of 16.6 points, 3.3 assists and 4.3 rebounds. He shot 48-percent from the field and 29-percent from three-point range.
On multiple occasions, Ayo hit clutch shots. He came up huge against Wisconsin, Michigan and Iowa. He was also a big factor as to why this Illinois basketball program had one of their most successful seasons in a while.
I think Ayo is 100-percent committed to the draft. So I’m here to give my opinion on what I think his ceiling and floor will be in the NBA.
Ceiling: Dennis Schroder
Dennis Schroder is currently the sixth-man for Oklahoma City Thunder. I think Schroder is Ayo’s ceiling because I believe he and Ayo have a similar style of play.
Schroder is a player who is good at attacking the basket and likes to score from the mid-range. Those are two things Ayo excels at. Ayo showed last season that he is good at attacking the basket and scoring from Mid-range as he shot 54-percent on two-pointers as a sophomore.
Other similarities I see between the two are being a below-average three-point shooter and being a good defender. I think Ayo’s ceiling can be a player who can be effective when on the fast break and be a good mid-range and inside scorer in the NBA.
Floor: Dejounte Murray
Dejounte Murray is the starting point guard for the San Antonio Spurs. Murray is a very high floor as he has become one of the best perimeter defenders in the NBA but isn’t as effective on offense. That’s what I can picture Ayo becoming in the NBA. He can be a player who can become a really good defender, even if he isn’t that effective on offense.