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2019 NBA Draft: Full Mock Draft 1.0 – Pelicans take 3-and-D wing

By Ethan Krieger

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#5. Atlanta Hawks: Cam Reddish, F

School: Duke | Class: Freshman | Height: 6’8″ | Weight: 218 | Age: 19

The third player from Duke that is guaranteed to get picked in round one of the NBA Draft is Cam Reddish, but he’s a bit more of a wildcard than his teammates, Williamson and Barrett. Offensively, he clearly is the least consistent from this trio of Blue Devils.

He can occasionally connect from range, but 33% is not anything to write home about. Despite his formidable size and strength, he wasn’t great from inside the arc either, shooting 39% from two, “good” enough for about 36% overall.

Despite Reddish being a bit of a project, it’s reasonable to assume he has a lot of untapped potential that we just haven’t seen yet. When you’re the third guy on a team with as much talent as Duke was this season, it’s tough to really make your case for stardom.

The Atlanta Hawks already have franchise building blocks at the guard and big positions with Trae Young and John Collins respectively, so adding another piece on the wing could make a ton of sense for them.