#9 Rodney Hood
He may be a reach, but no one is going to question his work ethic and his perimeter touch. At a full 6’8″ with great perimeter touch, shooting 49% from the field and 42% behind the arc, he’s an excellent spot-up small forward. He has a slightly above-average handle with a shake at the beginning of his drive and a solid first step. His jumpshot sets up the rest of the game. More importantly, he hits equally well in spot-up situations, off-the-dribble, pick-and-roll situations, and off curls. He has tremendous touch from midrange too. He’s not just an all-dunk, all-three wing player. Some would say, he is Duke’s best perimeter defender. He took on the toughest assignments defensively and kept up, while still being the #2 option behind Jabari Parker. Why do I rank him so high? His assist-to-turnover ratio is greater than 1:1. The improvement he showed from last summer proved itself on the court. He’s a self-made player.