Trey Burke NBA Destination?

Celtics since they might trade Rondo.

Speaking of the NBA Draft, is Adreian Payne considering testing the waters?  It seems like he's playing his way onto the draft board.  When you're that big and display some perimeter touch, you become a valuable commodity.

Jazz, yes please. Jazz fans are still mourning the loss of Deron Williams.

He's not leaving till after next year.

But I will say that at the Michigan-WVU game in Brooklyn, I came face to face with a guy whom I'm nearly positive was an OKC scout.  Big notepad, plenty of OKC gear.  Could just as easily have been looking at Tim or GRIII, or just there because, but my 2 cents.

The Rockets have 2 more years of a somewhat expensive Jeremy Lin.

I think Utah, Indiana, Milwaukee come to mind.

I wouldn't mind seeing Burke take an apprenticeship type role as a backup for a year or two for a team that doesn't expect to extend their current PG.

is a great spot for Trey, providing they can keep the pick traded to Houston.

Dallas will probably be somewhere in the early teens and would have a dire need to go after a true point guard.  They have Collison on an expiring contract and have Mike James as their back-up so they'll be in the market during both the draft and in free agency next year. 

They are going to go after Chris Paul, but there is NO way he's going to sign with Dallas.  So I think that the Mavs are either going to try to draft a true point guard OR they'll draft the tallest white guy available...  

i don't know what you're talking about.  trey burke will remain a sophomore forever and therefore will never leave college.

Phoenix drafted Kendall Marshall last year to be their point guard of the future. I could see the Magic or Jazz as good fits. Jameer Nelson is getting older. Personally I would like Trey join the Lakers and learn under Steve Nash before taking over.

This kid's going in the lottery, so it'll depend on the order of the lottery.  I don't see him sliding past the Pistons, though.  That would make me very happy too because Brandon Knight is not the point guard I was hoping he would be coming out of Kentucky. 

i'd love to see him take over for Jeff Teague in Atlanta. 

But the Spurs actually may make the most sense when you consider playing style.

I know that I am in the minority here, but I think Burke will be best served as a backup point guard on a good team. This years draft is weak and he IS the best player in college basketball, but I think he is playing at his ceiling physically. So I think it will be a good thing if he goes to a late first round team. I am not saying that he won't be a starting point guard, I just don't think he will ever be a franchise type point guard in the NBA.

Earlier today I posted a question on one of the latest stories on UMHoops about Burke.  My question was what people thought of his NBA potential given his awesome season.  It seems that he's climbed some draft boards but remains a mid-round prospect based on his height. 

I found a website that lets you compare college players so I put in Burke and compared him to Paul, Westbrook, Lawson, and Rose.  Paul and Lawson are both very good comparisons both physically and statistically.  Based on their NBA careers you'd think Burke has a good chance to be a starter, or at least major contributor. 

http://statsheet.com/mcb/players/compare?add=ty-lawson&i=1&p1=chris-paul&p2=trey-burke&p3=derrick-rose&p4=russell-westbrook

One depressing part of the comparison is FT-attempts.  The other players blow Burke out of the water in that stat (shakes fist at B10 refs). 

only because my GF parents are season ticket holders and I'd like a reason to get excited to go.  Selfish as it may be, however, he may actually be a decent fit there since Rose can't seem to stay healthy..

(Sorry DMo) Steve Nash is aging. And they need high quality PG for the future.

Bucks, Spurs, Lakers

Didn't see this anywhere in the comments, but draftexpress has Burke going to Utah and NBAdraft.net has him going 15th to Milwaukee. Boston also picks in that area.

Interestingly, NBADraft.net has both GR3 and THJ going in the first round, but I didn't see either on draftexpress. Someone please let me know if I'm blind.

Trey Burke won't get his degree for another 2 years...

Calderone doesn't play D and is 31. Even if he stays you have 2 seven footers who are under 22 and that doesn't equate to a long term commitment in the point guard department.

None of the rest of Detroit's combo guards really knows or has shown the slightest ability to play the pg position. Trey is perfect for Detroit.

Comparing Trey to Chris Paul etc is just silly. Even if he doesn't end up as good as Paul (which I'm not yet convinced he can't be) Burke can still be a solid NBA starting point.

Eric snow lasted a long time in the league as a solid starter and he had no jumpshot. Anyone thinking Trey is a back up and that the pistons wouldn't be lucky to have them needs to reevaluate that assessment

The best fit is Golden State. Burke will not be a "star" pg ever. He is not derick rose, nor Westbrook, or Chris Paul. He will float between starter and backup settling in as a backup midway through his career. Golden state runs a of dominating offense. Steph Curry has had injury issues in other years so if he's out for an extended time Burke fits in nicely and keeps the game flow the same as a backup.