Burke Leaps Up Latest CBS Sports NBA Mock Draft
Jeff Goodman's latest CBS Sports NBA mock draft has Trey Burke in the lottery at 9 (up 18 spots from 27), Glenn Robinson, III at 26 (previously NR), and Tim Hardaway, Jr at 39 (up 7 from 46).
Among players previously ranked, Burke made the biggest jump by a wide margin.
February 6th, 2013 at 4:00 PM ^
Efficiency wise he's good, but not dominant. He's an ok rebounder but not great. Defensively he doesn't do a ton to stand out. He profiles as the exact type of guy you love to have on a college team but probably doesn't do anything well enough to be a huge asset on the next level. Very few players get to be go to scorers in the NBA...
February 6th, 2013 at 3:54 PM ^
A bit confused as to how Burke would jump in projections after the last week or few weeks even. If anything I feel like he's been a bit exposed against some elite defenses.
Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love the guy, I think he'll make a damned good NBA player, but watching him settle for contested 3s and struggle to get into the lane these past few games wouldn't make me feel any better about his chances to be an elite NBA guard. From a scouting stand point I'd have the same, if not more, concerns as I would have had a month ago.
February 6th, 2013 at 4:42 PM ^
Firstly, Burke's been in the 15-20 range for most NBA draft boards, so #27 was a bit low. Even just moving him near where he is in everyone else's rankings would be a significant jump, so that's a large contributor.
Secondly, a few of the players in the low-teens of this board have been seeing their stock fall of late, especially the Kentucky players not named Noel, so part of the rise is also due to the regression of others around him.
Thirdly, he's looked decent against very good competition -- not dominant, but with the exception of the first Ohio game, he's been solid. If an analyst was discounting his performance to date due to having excelled against lesser teams, they may believe his performance is less of a mirage now.
That said, while I love Burke, there's no way he's getting drafted before Michael Carter Williams, unless the latter has an injury or off-court issue that raises real red flags, so I think #9 is a little high.
February 6th, 2013 at 5:59 PM ^
I'm just happy that we can have a conversation like this again.
February 6th, 2013 at 11:26 PM ^