posted on: October 19, 2020
“That was one of the reasons I chose the University of Memphis, to play for a coaching staff (led by head coach Penny Hardaway) that had a lot of experience in the NBA. How Luka compares to LeBron, Magic and Bird, Nets' throwback uniforms pay homage to a '90s New Jersey classic, These Lakers made it through every moment that could have broken them, The scenes of a Lakers title celebration like no other, NBA braces for delayed '20 draft, ripple effects. Duke sophomore Tre Jones is one of the prospects whose stock could end up rising significantly on draft night. Duke might also be losing reserve guard Alex O'Connell, who entered the transfer portal Saturday. Jones, who was also voted the ACC Defensive Player of the Year, is a projected first-round pick, according to ESPN draft analyst Jonathan Givony.
The ACC’s 2020 Player of the Year told ESPN on Saturday that he will be putting his name in the draft. He shot 42.3% from the floor and 36.1% on 3-pointers. That doesn’t mean that he will end up being Steph Curry or have the range of a guy like Damian Lillard, but he won’t need to shoot it like that to carve out a lengthy career as an NBA backup. Tre excels on the defensive end where he’s an elite level ball-hawk who brings it every possession. Memphis freshman Precious Achiuwa was supposed to play alongside James Wiseman (No. If you make a request through That’s why I believe the perfect player for the New Orleans Pelicans to target in the 2020 NBA Draft is Duke’s, Tre Jones. He’s projected as a late-first round to early-second round pick in the most recent NBC Sports mock draft. Before becoming NBA lottery draft prospects, Tre Jones and Tyrell Terry grew up in Minnesota when a younger, flashier Rubio was creating, dishing and playmaking for the Timberwolves.
3 to Charlotte on NBA.com’s consensus mock draft) last season, but Wiseman’s stint with the Tigers lasted just three games. The ACC’s 2020 Player of the Year told ESPN on Saturday that he will be putting his name in the draft. If you make a request through the WarnerMedia Privacy Center, Yes, another Blue Devil, I think Jones can be the answer for the New Orleans Pelicans. No portion of NBA.com may be duplicated, redistributed or manipulated in any form.
“I actually know all of them. Duke point guard Tre Jones will declare for the NBA draft. JJ’s the oldest one, but after that, they’re all around my age.
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The biggest question mark for Jones as a pro is and always has been his ability to shoot from the perimeter. He might be the best defensive point guard in the draft. Tre Jones averaged 16.2 points, 6.4 assists, 4.2 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game for the Blue Devils this season. Duke point guard Tre Jones -- the ACC Player of the Year -- will enter the 2020 NBA draft, he told ESPN on Saturday.
With the growing Blue Devil connections within the franchise, other Duke players and prospects have taken notice. The 6-foot-9 forward is projected in the range of New Orleans’ lottery pick, with Achiuwa currently 14th to Boston on NBA.com’s consensus mock draft. All rights reserved. the NBA Privacy Center, it will apply to data controlled independently by the NBA. The sophomore will be part of what is expected to be a deep draft class of point guards. And if he can find a way to shoot 35 percent from three in the NBA, that’s exactly what he’ll do. They dared him to shoot.
43 overall pick to Sacramento (New Orleans owns a pair of picks right before then at 39 and 42), but Jones noted Tuesday that his agent believes he’ll be taken “mid- to late-first round.”. Most of them I know really well. “My goal was to be able to put myself in a position to where I could become a pro,” Achiuwa said Tuesday, after being asked about his play following Wiseman’s departure. One of them obviously I played with.”, Asked what it would be like to join so many fellow Dukies in the Crescent City, Jones replied, “It would be extremely fun to be able to connect with those guys, to be able to play on the same team as them, and hopefully win games with those guys. “Most of them I know really well. That wasn’t the case for Jones as a sophomore.
The Pelicans also have a front-office member, GM Trajan Langdon, who played college basketball at the Durham, N.C. school. (0:28). As a result, when the Pelicans were brought up to Tre Jones during Tuesday’s virtual NBA draft combine, the two-year Duke guard immediately began smiling.
As a result, when the Pelicans were brought up to Tre Jones during Tuesday’s virtual NBA draft combine, the two-year Duke guard immediately began smiling. This site is operated jointly by NBA and WarnerMedia. NBA Privacy Center | With Zion Williamson and R.J. Barrett on the floor, it made more sense to put extra bodies in the lane and let a guy who didn’t have the confidence or the ability to make open threes take open threes. Memphis double-double machine projected as possible lottery pick. A teammate of Zion Williamson during the 2018-19 college season, Jones indicated that he’s familiar with each of the five Blue Devils-turned-Pelicans, a group that also includes Brandon Ingram, Frank Jackson and Jahlil Okafor. “I actually know all of them,” Jones said, grinning. Duke point guard Tre Jones will declare for the NBA draft.
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It would be a good connection, for sure.”, Jones is projected by NBADraft.net’s mock draft as the No.
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