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NBA Draft 2016: Pro Comparisons For the Top Draft Prospects

By Eric Yee

Jan 15, 2016; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis (23) reacts after a play during the second quarter of a game against the Charlotte Hornets at the Smoothie King Center. The Pelicans defeated the Hornets 109-107 Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 15, 2016; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis (23) reacts after a play during the second quarter of a game against the Charlotte Hornets at the Smoothie King Center. The Pelicans defeated the Hornets 109-107 Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 7, 2015; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves guard Kevin Martin (23) against the Los Angeles Clippers at Target Center. The Clippers defeated the Timberwolves 110-106. Mandatory Credit: Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 7, 2015; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves guard Kevin Martin (23) against the Los Angeles Clippers at Target Center. The Clippers defeated the Timberwolves 110-106. Mandatory Credit: Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports /

Jamal Murray – Gilbert Arenas

This was the hardest comparison to make of the five, but for some reason my mind immediately went to Kevin Martin. Be it the fact that even as elite scorers neither are especially quick or explosive, that their elbows tend to stick out on their jumpshots or perhaps just the way that they move, Martin was the first player to come to mind.

Digging a little deeper, the next name and probably a better comparison in the long run would have to be Gilbert Arenas. Despite playing off ball to accommodate for point guard, Tyler Ulis, moving forward it could be assumed that Murray might actually turn into a scoring point guard just as Arenas was. Armed with his sharpshooting and the ability to finish around the rim with acrobatic twirls, the similarities are definitely there for the taking.

Bleacher Report used Chauncey Billups and O.J. Mayo as Murray’s best case pro comparisons and Randy Foye as his worst case scenario — sorry, Randy — so it is easy to say that nearly any combo guard could be compared to Murray at this point in time.

Murray who was expected to go in the 10 to 12 range in the upcoming NBA draft has since skyrocketed to the top of the draft board, but whether or not he lives up to his potential remains to be seen.

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