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NBA Draft Prospect of the Week: Shabazz Napier

NBA Draft Prospect of the Week: Shabazz Napier
Jan 02, 2014, 09:05 am
Shabazz Napier has established himself as one of the top point guards in college basketball under Kevin Ollie at UConn, averaging a robust 16 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists per game for a top-25 ranked team currently 11-2.

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Napier's shortcomings as a distributor and unselfish teammate are well documented--Andre Drummond looked mediocre alongside him and Jeremy Lamb in his lone season at UConn--but he's made some strides in this area at the college level under former NBA point guard Kevin Ollie.



One of the most recognizable faces at the college level this season, partially due to how long he's been around for, Napier will look to show NBA decision makers that he can play a role at the next level with another NCAA Tournament run this March.

Playing on college basketball's biggest platforms has given us ample opportunity to evaluate Napier's very distinct strengths and weaknesses as a prospect, which we've done in the following video scouting report courtesy of Mike Schmitz.



All of our video scouting reports this season can be found here.

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