Ranking the 16 Duke basketball players in NBA bubble
By Matt Giles
Stacking up the 16 Duke basketball products in Orlando: Austin Rivers
6th in West. Austin Rivers. Scouting Report. Team record: 40-24. 8. player. 169. Pick Analysis
REMAINING ROCKETS SCHEDULE:
- July 31: Dallas Mavericks, 9 p.m. (ESPN)
- Aug. 2: Milwaukee Bucks, 8:30 p.m. (ABC)
- Aug. 4: Portland Trail Blazers, 9 p.m. (TNT)
- Aug. 6: Los Angeles Lakers, 9 p.m. (TNT)
- Aug. 9: Sacramento Kings, 8 p.m.
- Aug. 11: San Antonio Spurs, 2 p.m. (NBA TV)
- Aug. 12: Indiana Pacers, 4 p.m. (NBA TV)
- Aug. 14: Philadelphia 76ers, TBD
Like Jabari Parker, 2011-12 Duke basketball one-and-done Austin Rivers hasn’t been in the bubble the entire time. But the 6-foot-3, 200-pound guard’s brief absence was due to a private family matter rather than his own health. The Winter Park native is back now, though, in the same gyms he regularly ruled in his youth. Contributing a consistent 8.5 points off the bench for the legit-threat Houston Rockets this season, the soon-to-be 28-year-old is sure to be part of the plans.