As we get closer to the NCAA Tournament, NBA Draft Blog will be taking a closer look at underclassmen whose play or potential warrants the possibility that they could declare for the draft. Sophomores and juniors will get full scouting reports now, but freshmen I will handle a bit differently right now. Without a full college season under their belt, I believe the best approach will be to break the report down into 2 broad sections – what skills and abilities they have shown so far, and what I would like to see them do in the next 6-8 weeks. Once the season is over, they will receive a full scouting report.
Today I am looking at Duke’s star freshman, guard Austin Rivers. Rivers came in with a reputation as a great scorer, and he has shown flashes of that this season. Is his game ready for the NBA right now?
Austin Rivers (6’4, 200, G, 14.9 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 2.1 apg, 45.0 FG%, 41.0 3FG%, 65.0 FT%) came to Duke with a reputation as a “me-first” player, and early on this season he ...
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