ACC Basketball: 5 most intriguing players entering 2019 NBA Draft

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - MARCH 15: Cam Reddish #2 of the Duke Blue Devils dribbles down court against the North Carolina Tar Heels during their game in the semifinals of the 2019 Men's ACC Basketball Tournament at Spectrum Center on March 15, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

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SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 24: Nickeil Alexander-Walker #4 of the Virginia Tech Hokies looks on in the second half against the Liberty Flames during the second round of the 2019 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at SAP Center on March 24, 2019 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Yong Teck Lim/Getty Images) /

Nickeil Alexander-Walker – Virginia Tech Hokies

The last ACC player that I believe has question marks around him in the NBA draft is Nickeil Alexander-Walker. In all honesty, I am actually fairly surprised that Alexander-Walker declared for the NBA draft after his sophomore season. The Virginia Tech point guard from Toronto had an average season and his game has a glaring concern that all NBA teams need to take into account.

Alexander-Walker has ball control issues and it was hard to miss in watching the Hokies play this past season. A point guard with ball security issues is the definition of an oxymoron. His assist to turnover ratio was a measly 1.33 this past season which shockingly was an improvement from his freshman season where it was less than one. Yes, his freshman year at point guard he had more turnovers than assists. Alexander-Walker has been able to get by in college with his explosiveness and imposing athleticism, but I am unsure that he will be able to get by at the next level without improving his basketball IQ and ball security.

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It seems though that many teams are interested in Alexander-Walker with many expecting his name to be called within the first twenty picks of the draft. However, if I were in the position of an NBA general manager, I would not look at selecting him until the second half of the second round of the draft.