Basically he doesn't do anything well except for dribble and shoot contested jumpers well for his size. That's a rare skill, but the problem is he's not good enough at it for an NBA team to use him that way. Every team has elite players that generate on ball shots, and convert them at a much higher rate than Emoni.

Emoni Bates attended Lincoln High School in Ypsilanti, where he made an immediate impact on the basketball court. As a freshman, Bates averaged an impressive 28.5 points and 10.2 rebounds per game, earning him recognition as the Gatorade National Boys Basketball Player of the Year.