Trey Burke NBA Destination?

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February 27th, 2013 at 2:04 PM
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Trey Burke NBA Destination?

My roommates and I have been having an interesting discussion on which teams actually have a need for a point guard in the upcoming NBA Draft. Going through most of the lower-tier NBA teams, most have drafted a high quality point guard in recent years. It seems that the NBA has had an influx of high-quality young point guards, and we're just having trouble finding a team that desperately needs a player like Trey.

Trust me, I am absolutely cherishing the time we have left watching Trey, I just thought I might get some interesting conversation going on this day while snowed in.

A couple teams that seem to have a sort of need for a high-quality PG seem to be the Rockets, the Jazz, the Suns and the Magic. But I was just wondering where you guys see him going/where you want to see him go?

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February 27th, 2013 at 2:05 PM | Would be epic to see him (Score:4 Normal)
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Would be epic to see him running the point after Kobe and Nash retire in L.A.

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February 27th, 2013 at 2:11 PM | Darius Morris (Score:2 Normal)
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Darius Morris is still on their roster.

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February 27th, 2013 at 3:13 PM | Not for long (Score:2 Normal)
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He'll be out of the NBA by next year. His contact is up and he has no singular skill he is great at.

T

February 27th, 2013 at 3:26 PM | Out of the NBA?  He's 22 (Score:5 Normal)
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Out of the NBA?  He's 22 years old; 6"4 point guard and has played his way into the rotation at times.  Though it might not be with the Lakers, think he's got plenty of potential left.  You don't need an elite skill to be a roster guy.

EDIT:  This guy might not be Stephen A. Smith, but he writes for a Lakers blog and disagrees with you.  

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1542790-5-reasons-los-angeles-lakers-...

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February 27th, 2013 at 3:32 PM | He'll definately be on a (Score:2 Normal)
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He'll definately be on a roster.  He'll be able to pick his team to some degree, if LA doesn't sign him, and go there to compete as a backup PG, which he should be able to do b/c he'll come cheap.  Some team will go after him.  He's a youngster that has improved, is cheap, and is a versatile guard who can play some defense and has some length.

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February 27th, 2013 at 3:45 PM | Won't have pick of teams (Score:3 Normal)
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I don't think he'll have his pick of teams.  Whichever team is going to sign him is taking on a project.  Morris hasn't really proven to be good at anything, outside of being tall for a PG.  That doesn't get you your pick of teams.  It allows to you maybe pick from the 3-4 teams that want to take a flier on an unproven PG that's going to be a project.

Hot dogs are the devil.

February 27th, 2013 at 4:12 PM | Precisely (Score:3 Normal)
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He won't be a hot commodity but he's going to have a few opportunities.  He has a few things you can't teach and he's going to be cheap.  I'll predict that a team with a proven point guard and very little cap space snatches him up to compete with another young guy to be the primary backup point guard.  And when I say primary backup point guard, I mean spell Chris Paul for 5-10 minutes a game as he finishes his cup of Gatorade.

Said team (Clippers in my scenario) get a low-risk backup with some potential and experience.  He won't have any guarantees, and the Clips aren't counting on him to become the PG of the future.  

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February 27th, 2013 at 2:13 PM | That job should fall to (Score:3 Normal)
Michigan_Mike
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That job should fall to Darius Morris.

February 27th, 2013 at 2:21 PM | What has he done to convince (Score:5 Normal)
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What has he done to convince you of that?

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February 27th, 2013 at 2:29 PM | That. I wanted to be (Score:5 Normal)
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That. I wanted to be politcally correct and not say it...but Burke is the best prospect to come out of Ann Arbor in years. Years. Morris, not so much.

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February 27th, 2013 at 2:53 PM | Since Jamal Crawford 13 years (Score:5 Normal)
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Since Jamal Crawford 13 years ago

February 27th, 2013 at 2:28 PM | The way it's been going so (Score:5 Normal)
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The way it's been going so far I think the possibility of that happening is remote. 

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February 27th, 2013 at 7:25 PM | 7 Years away (Score:2)
drewz05
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LA traded away their first round pick this year, so unless they can sign and trade Dwight before the draft, this won't happen.  If they do S&T Dwight, they won't be looking to draft a backup PG I'm guessing.

February 27th, 2013 at 2:09 PM | Knicks (Score:4 Normal)
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Felton sucks

February 27th, 2013 at 2:13 PM | Love the Knicks! (Score:2 Normal)
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Hope they can snag him

February 27th, 2013 at 5:28 PM | Knicks would be a perfect fit (Score:3 Normal)
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Knicks would be a perfect fit for Burke, though they may draft too low to get him.  Felton is okay but won't be there long, same obviously for Kidd.  Would be good for Burke because they will be a good team.

February 27th, 2013 at 2:11 PM | Rockets? Jeremy Lin? (Score:5 Normal)
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Rockets? Jeremy Lin?

February 27th, 2013 at 2:13 PM | The Rockets seemed the most (Score:1 Normal)
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The Rockets seemed the most logical choice to me...I just can't picture Trey in a Rockets jersey...and I'd honestly just like to see him on a team that I'd want to root for him.

February 27th, 2013 at 2:24 PM | I would love to see him with (Score:5 Normal)
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I would love to see him with the Rockets.  To me, they're a franchise that has always been easy to cheer for.  Their championship teams had some of my favorite players of all time: Hakeem, Sam Cassell, and Bob Horry.  And they were coached by Rudy T.  I wish they had played Jordan's bulls though.

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February 27th, 2013 at 5:09 PM | Harden, Lin HAIL YES! (Score:1)
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I agree, it would be awesome to see Trey come to Houston. I don't think we have had anyone come to Houston from Michigan since Mo Taylor. I miss Rudy T.

[EDIT] Forgot we had J. Howard on the squad for a couple of years.

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February 27th, 2013 at 2:55 PM | Im confused by this post, (Score:1)
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Im confused by this post, only a handful of NBA teams are set at the PG position OKC,CHI,BOS,BK,LAC,MEMP,PHI,POR,GS,and maybe WASH. Even those teams Boston was looking to trade Rondo, CLippers haave to resign Paul, Chicago is unsure about Rose health, rumors are that OKC is starting to believe Westbrook is a SG, People say Brooklyn is unhappy with Williams shape, and Wall hasnt shown much this year returning from his injury. Early talks are the Pistons are hoping Marcus Smart the top PG prospect falls to them and they just drafted Knight 2 years ago. Every team in the NBA needs a solid back up aswell, 30 teams could use Trey Burke either as a starter or a role player.

February 27th, 2013 at 2:57 PM | Cleveland (Score:5 Normal)
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Pretty sure the Cavs are all set with Kyrie Irving, too. That kid is going to be a stud for years if he can stay healthy.

 

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February 27th, 2013 at 2:58 PM | I cant believe I forgot about (Score:1)
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I cant believe I forgot about Kyrie, even then they could use a back up

February 27th, 2013 at 7:29 PM | I could be wrong, but isn't (Score:1)
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I could be wrong, but isn't Dion Waiters a combo guard that they expect to play both guard spots?

February 27th, 2013 at 3:41 PM | Denver is set with Ty Lawson (Score:1 Overrated)
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Denver is set with Ty Lawson and Andre Miller as a backup.

I think this draft is weak and he ends up at the backend or just outside the lottery. Hello Lakers. /s

My best is the Jazz. 

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February 27th, 2013 at 3:44 PM | Except Andre Miller turns 37 (Score:2 Normal)
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Except Andre Miller turns 37 next month and makes 8 million this season

February 27th, 2013 at 3:55 PM | You mentioned teams that do (Score:1 Redundant)
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You mentioned teams that do not neet a point guard and I gave you another. Denver. 

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February 27th, 2013 at 3:44 PM | I wouldn't say DET is set (Score:1)
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but they apparently have a pretty good chance of resigning Jose Calderon (reportedly for 7 mil a year which is a step down from his current contract.  Plus, they have Brandon Knight and Will Bynum though they're moving Knight off the ball.

February 27th, 2013 at 3:52 PM | Im hoping Dumars uses the (Score:1)
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Im hoping Dumars uses the money he freed up on a star player

February 27th, 2013 at 4:12 PM | Have faith that Dumars will (Score:5 Normal)
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Have faith that Dumars will make the wrong decision.

February 27th, 2013 at 6:23 PM | Chicago? (Score:1)
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They drafted Marquis Teague for a reason, and it wasn't to back up an undersized rookie.

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February 27th, 2013 at 2:12 PM | I think Milwaukee could be a (Score:4 Normal)
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I think Milwaukee could be a nice fit. Brandon Jennings is almost assured of leaving after the Bucks chose not to extend him before the season. He'll be a restricted FA, he wants out, and the Bucks don't seem inclined to pay him long term dollars to retain him. They'll probably be in the late lottery/early playoff exit area of the draft I expect Trey to be selected.

February 27th, 2013 at 2:37 PM | As a Milwaukee native, this (Score:3 Normal)
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As a Milwaukee native, this outcome would thrill me.

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February 27th, 2013 at 2:14 PM | Boston (Score:2 Funny)
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They are likely to pick around the time when Burke will be selected, and have an injured starting point guard and no real backup. And they have Jared Sullinger. Did you know Burke and Sullinger are best friends? I didn't.

February 27th, 2013 at 2:38 PM | I just looked at a website (Score:3 Normal)
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I just looked at a website called wikipedia.org which says that Trey Burke is from Columbus!  Is there a narrative we can construct out of this?

February 27th, 2013 at 5:13 PM | Ok, I'm not sure if I'm (Score:1)
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Ok, I'm not sure if I'm missing the sarcasm, but I'll bite. If you didn't know that they were friends and ex high teammates, you must not have watched a single game this year because they talk about it constantly.....

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February 27th, 2013 at 6:16 PM | Sarcasm = missing.  Unless (Score:3 Normal)
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Sarcasm = missing.  Unless you were being doubly sarcastic, and now I'm the fool.

February 27th, 2013 at 2:14 PM | It seems premature when he has another two years (Score:3 Normal)
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at Michigan left.

February 27th, 2013 at 2:22 PM | You do remember that he (Score:4 Normal)
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You do remember that he almost left after last season right?

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February 27th, 2013 at 3:17 PM | humor (Score:5 Normal)
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is what it's called. 

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February 27th, 2013 at 2:30 PM | He's gone...better learn to (Score:5 Normal)
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He's gone...better learn to accept it

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February 27th, 2013 at 2:48 PM | Dreaming of one more year... (Score:5 Normal)
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Taylor Lewan renewed my faith in humanity.

February 27th, 2013 at 2:15 PM | Anywhere but the Detroit (Score:5 Normal)
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Anywhere but the Detroit Lions. I wouldn't wish that on Trey Burke.

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February 27th, 2013 at 3:10 PM | I'm a little surprised that (Score:2)
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I'm a little surprised that the Pistons are not in this discussion.

First, I think that Trey will go off the board berween 7~12, a little higher than currently projected, after a great tourney run and POY awards.

Second, Brandon Knight is now playing SG, and if he suceeds there, I see them not resigning their rented PG. Trey would be ideal with Detroit's bigs.

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February 27th, 2013 at 3:46 PM | Rumor is Jose Calderon (Score:3 Normal)
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reportedly wants to stay at Detroit.  He just moved his family to Detroit area and is willing to take a paycut to stay with them (rumor is 7 mil a year).  If they resign him, PG is off the board.

February 27th, 2013 at 3:52 PM | Outlook (Score:1)
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I like your optimism.

If Burke ended up in Detroit I might actually watch a little NBA every now and then.

February 27th, 2013 at 4:25 PM | Detroit does not need a PG. (Score:2 Normal)
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Detroit does not need a PG. They need a SF aka Shabazz Muhammad. Jose is a good fit for Detroit and they have plenty of guards with Knight, Stucket, Jose, and Will. They won't draft another guard in the first round. The Bucks suggestion was a good one.

February 27th, 2013 at 5:25 PM | Unfortunately, this is (Score:2 Normal)
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Unfortunately, this is correct. Brandon Knight is not a SG. Maybe he's playing that right now out of necessity but that's not the long term play.

Pistons need a 2 and a 3 to build their team. Ben Mclemore from Kansas in this years draft and/or Andrew Wiggins in 2014. If they get one of those guys then look out.

PG- Knight

SG- McLemore

SF- Wiggins

PF- Monroe

C - Drummond

Detroit doesn't have the luxury of signing superstar FAs for a number of reasons (taxes, climate, etc) so they need to go the route of OKC. Go young and bottom out for a few years and build through the draft.

The worst thing to be in the NBA is mediocre. You gotta be a contender or in the dweller for a few years hoping to strike gold in the draft. Besides, who is winning the East the next 4-5 years anyway with LeBron playing the way he is?

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February 27th, 2013 at 2:20 PM | I want to enjoy Trey as long (Score:4 Normal)
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I want to enjoy Trey as long as I can. There still is a very small chance he could come back, but I don't see it.

I'd love to see him as a Piston so I can go see him play. 

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February 27th, 2013 at 2:29 PM | There (Score:5 Normal)
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is absolutely no chance he is coming back. 

No, I haven't talked to him.  No, I can't read minds.  No, I cannot predict the future.

No, he is not coming back.

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