NBA Draft Projections for Michigan Players

Submitted by Cold War on

The folks at NBA Draft.net pretty much spend their lives speculating on that very subject and have projected three Michigan players in the 2013 draft.

 

Glenn Robinson, Fr., SF, #15 to Atlanta

Trey Burke, So., PG, #25 to San Antonio

Tim Hardaway Jr., Jr., SG, #31 to Washington

 

I'm a little surprised Burke and Hardaway aren't rated higher, particularly Burke. From a selfish perspective, they would be less likely to leave.

 

http://nbadraft.net/2013mock_draft

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SteveInPhilly

December 21st, 2012 at 12:55 PM ^

He has potential certainly, but I don't see how he is a borderline lottery pick at this point. First off, as far as an NBA body, he certainly has the bulk, but at 6'6", he is on the lower end of the height spectrum for small forwards. He's an athelete for sure, but I'm not sure he is top 1%, which might justify being a lottery pick.

His contributions to the team are really valuable, but because Beilein is not asking it of him yet, we haven't seen him iso or dominate the ball and create his own offense. I have high hopes that he could grow into that next year, but we haven't seen him do it yet. And I am surprised that experts think he is worthy of such a high draft pick without seeing it yet, either.

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TheBlueAbides

December 21st, 2012 at 5:04 AM ^

He is unbelievable at the college level but IMO Burke still is short for the nba, hardaway is a good 2 guard who can play at a nba level but I don't think he is elite. I am surprised they have grIII that early, must be on potential

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TheDirtyD

December 21st, 2012 at 8:39 AM ^

They said that about Chris Paul too. The projectors were dead on that one. Burke has done it in High School. Dominating college after a year. Pretty sure he can figure out the NBA. He works very hard in the off-season to get better. He's humble and always wanting to be better. Those last two are not often found in the majority of today's NBA players.

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Slim_Hype

December 21st, 2012 at 6:09 PM ^

People need to get it through there heads that Burke is not to short. He is the same height as CP3 with longer arms, he has a 6'5-6'6 wing span with ELITE quickness. Defensively he has stepped up so so much and is showing the same things Paul has. His passing is great but still not as good as CP3 and I think he's an even better shooter than Paul . He has the work ethich and the intangibles to be just as good and I'm sure he will be. Tim will be pretty good in the NBA I think too, he won't have to dribble as much in the NBA the only reason he has to now is because of the offense coach B runs. His athleticism and speed are great and he does everything.. rebounds, passes, defense. Time problem is keeping his mind clear and ready.. he seems to get down on himself , well last year at least .

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SotoWolverine

December 21st, 2012 at 12:16 PM ^

Robinson actually has been a very productive player in my opinoin and has showcased a lot of talent and skill to go along side his potential and NBA body. The reason he isn't putting up 15+ points a game is because coaches never draw up a play for him to score the ball. As people have mentioned, he is scoring 11ppg with hustle points such as running the break, grabbing offensive rebounds, hitting open threes. The team is loaded and Hardway and Burke know the offense so they are the first option. Stauskas is a natural in the Beilein offense  so he fits in easily.  As the year progesses Glen and Mitch will become much more involved in the offense. More plays will be drawn for them to be the first option and he will show why he is being projected to be 15th overall in the draft if not higher. 

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