Ranking all 24 Duke basketball players in the NBA this season
By Matt Giles
12. Former Duke basketball forward Marvin Bagley III
Marvin Bagley III finally got his wish in early February when the Sacramento Kings, who frustrated the Bagley camp for years, traded him to the Detroit Pistons. The former Duke one-and-done, who went No. 2 overall at the 2018 NBA Draft, has since played in two games, averaging 22.0 minutes per outing. That’s on par with the playing time he received in Sacramento this season.
Between his 32 combined games, including 17 starts, the 22-year-old Bagley boasts the following season averages and percentages:
- 9.2 points per game
- 7.2 rebounds per game
- 0.6 assists per game
- 0.3 steals per game
- 0.3 blocks per game
- 46.0 percent from the field
- 23.8 percent beyond the arc
- 68.5 percent from the charity stripe
Marvin Bagley III and the lowly Detroit Pistons (13-45), now No. 14 in the Eastern Conference standings, return from the All-Star break at 7 p.m. ET Thursday when they host the Cleveland Cavaliers (35-23).