Why Duke's RJ Barrett is not among our top-five NBA Draft prospects
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As we near the NBA Draft on Thursday night, RJ Barrett appears to be the consensus third-best player in this draft. At Yardbarker, he’s not in our top five. We owe you an explanation. Below are three reasons why Barrett, a star at Duke, isn’t No. 3 to usWhy Duke's RJ Barrett is not among our top-five NBA Draft prospects
As we near the NBA Draft on Thursday night, RJ Barrett appears to be the consensus third-best player in this draft. At Yardbarker, he’s not in our top five. We owe you an explanation. Below are three reasons why Barrett, a star at Duke, isn’t No. 3 to us. YB's in-depth prospect reports: No. 1: Zion Williamson | No. 2: Ja Morant | No. 3 Darius Garland | No. 4 De'Andre Hunter | No. 5 Jaxson Hayes More NBA Draft coverage RJ BARRETT AGE ON DRAFT NIGHT: 19 HEIGHT: 6-7 | WEIGHT: 202 | WINGSPAN: 6-10 2018-19 RAW NUMBERS (Totals per game) GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | BLK | AST | STL 38 35.3 22.6 7.6 0.4 4.3 0.9 His value is tricky to identify Barrett, Yardbarker's sixth-best NBA Draft prospect, is essentially a big point guard. That means his value as a prospect in the NBA should be derived by the things he can do with the ball in his hands. The problem with that is, Barrett is a long way from being a capable primary ballhandler. According to the database at Synergy Sports, which pro Read more