Duke Basketball: NBA Draft profile for sharpshooter Gary Trent Jr.

Duke basketball’s Gary Trent Jr. recently declared for the 2018 NBA Draft. What does he bring to the table or where might he end up the draft proceedings?

Duke basketball was an anticipating a mass exodus this offseason. With the decision of Gary Trent Jr. to enter the 2018 NBA Draft coming on April 7, this trend continued. It is expected that the entire starting lineup of the 2017-18 Blue Devils will be leaving the school either due to graduation or the draft in the offseason. Of course, this is part of the nature of the one-and-done era of recruits in Durham.

For Trent, in particular, this is not a surprising decision. The former No. 17 recruit in the country had a solid freshman campaign despite sharing the floor with some of the other top players in the nation. With so much talent on the floor at one time, the Blue Devils needed to create a hierarchy of scorers in the rotation.

On the season, Trent finished third on the team in both points (14.6 per game) and rebounds (4.2 per game). He shot 41.5% from the field but took the majority of his shots from 3-point range, where he also made over 40% of his attempts. Of the rotation players for Coach K, Trent was the best free throw shooter on the team (87.6%) and played more minutes than anybody not named Grayson Allen.

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With his college career over, it is time for Trent to look forward to the NBA Draft. The young shooting guard showed enough in his freshman season to be considered as a first-round prospect. Even though he is done playing college games, there is still plenty of time left for Trent to impress scouts through pre-draft workouts and events.

Leading up to that, here is a look at his strengths, weaknesses, and current draft stock.