Chris Douglas-Roberts

Chris Douglas-Roberts: 6’7, 200, SG/SF, Jr., Memphis

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Douglas-Roberts is not expected to be a lottery selection in the draft, which just proves that the NBA scouts too often over-evaluate players that play more than one season. CDR was a first team All-American selection and the best player on the best team in the country (sorry Derrick Rose). His versatility and athleticism make him a real threat on the wing. He’s not a great long-range shooter right now, but he’s getting better, and he finds other ways to score. With his long arms and aggressiveness he has the potential to become a shutdown defender in the NBA. It may be hard to evaluate his unorthodox style, but the scouts have had three NCAA seasons to see that this guy can play. If they can’t see that by now they are either lazy or incompetent. I expect Douglas-Roberts to have a better pro career than most of the guys drafted before him.