Ranking all 25 Duke basketball players in the NBA this season
By Matt Giles
Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. Forward. 9. player. 84. 2nd NBA season. Marvin Bagley III
- Games played this season: 13
- Games started this season: 6
- Minutes per game: 25.7
- Points per game: 14.2
- Rebounds per game: 7.5
- Assists per game: 0.8
- Blocks per game: 0.9
- Steals per game: 0.5
- FG percentage: 46.7
- 3-point percentage: 18.2
- FT percentage: 80.6
A broken thumb one game into his sophomore NBA campaign. A midfoot sprain in December. A reaggravation of the sprain four games into his return from that. All the setbacks have cost former Duke basketball one-and-done sensation Marvin Bagley III roughly 75 percent of the season thus far.
And with the Sacramento Kings playing it safe when it comes to the 20-year-old former No. 2 overall pick and future of the franchise, the word as of late is that he may miss the remainder of the season as a precaution. When healthy, though, the 6-foot-11, 240-pound power forward has shown flashes of a future All-Star; after all, not many can match his lightning reaction time on putbacks, light feet, and soft touch.
Now, he has this next former Blue Devil as a new teammate…