Ranking all 24 Duke basketball players in the NBA this season
By Matt Giles
4. Former Duke basketball guard RJ Barrett
Former Duke basketball one-and-done RJ Barrett went No. 3 overall at the 2019 NBA Draft to the New York Knicks and is now in his third season with the franchise. The 21-year-old lefty from Canada is a full-time starter, as has been the case throughout his college and pro career, and has appeared in 48 games this season.
Barrett boasts the following season averages and percentages, including a career-high in the points department:
- 18.0 points per game (career-high)
- 5.7 rebounds per game
- 2.6 assists per game
- 0.5 steals per game
- 0.3 blocks per game
- 41.2 percent from the field
- 35.4 percent beyond the arc
- 69.5 percent from the charity stripe
RJ Barrett and the New York Knicks (25-34), who have lost three straight and slipped to No. 12 in the Eastern Conference standings, return from the All-Star break at 7:30 p.m. ET Friday when they host the Miami Heat (38-21).