A scouting report on NBA draft prospect Dailyn Swain: Position: Wing  Height: 6-foot-6.5 (without shoes)  Weight: 211 pounds  College: Texas  Strengths Swain played his first two seasons at Xavier and then ended his college career by posting 17.3 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.6 assis ts and 1.6 steals per game for a Texas team that went from the March Madness bubble to the Sweet 16. He made major year-over-year improvements in college. As a freshman, Swain averaged just 4.6 points in 18.9 minutes per game.  He doesn’t look like he’ll struggle much with the physical side of the professional game. Swain has NBA wing size, including a 6-10 wingspan, and he’s happy to play through contact. That trait boosted Swain’s efficiency, since he converted plenty of contested shots inside and drew free throws at a high rate (5.6 foul shots per game.) Even with his issues as an outside shooter — more on that below — Swain’s 63.6 true shooting percentage ranked fourth in the SEC. Swain contributed for his team in many departments last season, among them driving, passing and rebounding. The 20-year-old was especially impressive as a driver, often capitalizing on chances to attack the rim with an eye-catching mix of subtle ball handling skills and force.  In his draft guide, The Athletic’s Sam Vecenie wrote that Swain is “one of the best drivers in the class, slaloming through cracks and creases with dexterity and stride length.” Weaknesses Swain’s shot is the most obvious flaw in his game.  He’s had a positive trajectory as a shooter, rising from 4 for 26 beyond the arc as a freshman (15.4 percent) to 32 for 93 last year (34.4 percent). And it’s a plus that he hit 81.5 percent of his free throws in college. However, other details with Swain’s shooting are less encouraging. His catch-and-shoot jumper is somewhat of a shot put motion and he doesn’t fire it quickly.  Not every NBA role player needs to be a knockdown shooter. Still, it’s hard for a perimeter player to receive substantial playoff minutes without being both willing and able to sink jumpers. It seems valid to question whether Swain will keep progressing and clear those bars. If he doesn’t, NBA defenses may very well load up on his drives and curb his effectiveness as a slasher.  Swain grew up as a skinny, selfless point guard and still has a sense for how to set up teammates. He’s not a brilliant passer or rock-solid decision-maker, though. Swain averaged 2.7 turnovers at Texas and had two games with five turnovers in the NCAA tournament. There’s a variety of opinions from draft experts on Swain’s defense. The Ringer’s J. Kyle Mann noted that Swain was in the 95th percentile nationally for his position in steal rate and “anticipates passing windows well.” Vecenie called Swain “a below-average defender at Texas” despite his physical tools, largely because of off-ball lapses.  Fit  Swain’s knack for generating his own offense and getting into the paint could be quite helpful for a Sixers team that was light last year on shot creation outside of their stars. The massive unknown is whether Swain can continue being an elite driver (or at least a good one) in the NBA. He’ll likely need to prove himself as a jump shooter to truly pan out.  ...read more read less