Jerome came into the league as an accomplished point guard that won a championship with Virginia in 2019 . As a late first round pick in 2019, there were hopes that Jerome could develop into a high-level backup point guard, if not a starter. However, Jerome has struggled throughout his first early seasons in the league, and is looking more like a fringe rotation player at best. The biggest issue for Jerome is his inability to create separation off the dribble. Without that, he just isn't able to make plays for himself or others. He can make some plays out of pick-and-roll, and can hit pullup midrange jumpers at a decent rate. He shot 73% from the rim in '22-'23, and 38% from three, which are solid numbers. Jerome has decent size for a guard at 6'5" (although he plays smaller than that listing), so he can play more of a secondary role spotting up, but he still needs to continue to hit shots at a better rate in that role.  Defensively, Jerome works hard as an on-ball defender but is a little overmatched from an athleticism perspective. He isn't the most quick laterally, and is on the thinner side as well, so he can get bullied by bigger stronger players, and simply get bumped off his spot to allow separation. Jerome's career is in question at this point. If he can't show he can be at least a reliable third point guard that can adequately fill minutes during the regular season, his time in the NBA could be nearing an end. I was surprised he got an above-minimum contract from Cleveland in 2023, but he barely played at all in the '23-'24 season, getting only 15 minutes of non-garbage time, according to Cleaning the Glass. Jerome will be nearing age 28 as a free agency in 2025, so he's not a young prospect either.