Big Board Rankings

Strengths

• "Reliable playmaker in pick-and-roll and transition. Plays with control and discipline; he limits turnovers by making smart decisions."

• "Improved shooter as a sophomore—he went from 26 percent to 36 percent on 3s. His soft touch from the line (77 percent) and on floaters offers more promise."

• "Lockdown defender against guards with advanced technique fighting over screens."

• "High-IQ team defender who rotates

• communicates

• and disrupts the opponent with timely rotations that put him in the passing lanes."

• "Pass-first point guard with good instincts as a passer and decision-maker"

• "Elite on-ball defensive player; menacing perimeter defensive presence"

• "Improved as a shooter from freshman to sophomore season at Duke; still needs improvement but showed promising development and has good shooting touch"

Areas to Improve

• "He knows how to conduct an offense at a high level

• but he’s not an improviser who breaks down defenders off the dribble and generates magical passes."

• "Mediocre finisher

• as he lacks burst off the dribble and explosiveness as a leaper. He shot only 43 percent at the rim

• per Synergy."

• "Unproven shooter. Despite his progress

• it came on a small sample; he’ll need to improve his abilities during (virtual?) pre-draft workouts."

• "Move-the-ball distributor

• but not a true creator: Doesn''t have the speed or explosiveness to blow by defenders and generate offense on his own"

• "Shot just 26.2% from 3 as freshman at Duke; improved as a sophomore (36.1% from 3)

• though that was on just 108 attempts. Has good shooting touch but needs to show it is sustainable."

Traits

Scouting Sources

"Kevin O''Conner", "CBS Sports"