2017 NBA Mock Draft, Week 21: Malik Monk to the Sixers

Duke’s Luke Kennard had a breakout sophomore season, emerging as one of the best scorers in the country and putting himself in the mix to be a first team All-American. The 20-year old averaged 22.0 points per 40 minutes on a 63.0 true shooting percentage after finally finding his 3-point stroke. Kennard hit 43.8 percent of his 201 attempts, raising his career averaged to 38.2 percent over 374 attempts. His career free throw numbers (86.7 percent) suggest that he should rate out closer to his sophomore season rather than the 31.8 percent he shot as a freshman.

Kennard also showed his chops inside the arc, frequently coming off of screens to attack the paint with a nifty floater, shot fakes and counter moves. At 6-foot-6, he has good size to attack in the painted area, but he lacks the elite athleticism to make finishing easy. Kennard has to rely on his craftiness to get those open looks.

Kennard’s size will be valuable on the defensive end, but because he lacks some of those other physical tools like athleticism and a long wingspan, he’ll probably be pretty limited in terms of who he can defend. While he did manage to grab a decent number of rebounds as a sophomore his block and steal numbers are nothing to write home about.

Learn more about Luke Kennard at The Step Back.