Jimmy Butler was better offensively in his 3 years at Marquette than is often implied. In his 3 years, he scored 11.4, 17.1, and 18.2 points per 40 with a TS of 61%, 64%, and 59%. Very good percentages for a wing player who didn't (at the time) shoot 3s.
He was 21 when he was drafted.
Compare this to Pointer who scored 8.8, 10.3, 11.1, and 16.0 points/40 with a TS of 44%, 57%, 51%, and 57%. Pointer is 23.
I know you weren't comparing the two. I'm just pointing out the hurdles Pointer will have to overcome just to make it in the league.
Two areas where Pointer was clearly better was in blocks and steals, where his numbers at St John's were off the charts, and which David Griffin has alluded to on a couple of occasions. Some draft models suggest that college steal rate is correlated with success in the NBA, so I guess that gives him a bit of hope.