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Arizona G, Allonzo Trier

With everything that happened at Arizona this year, it is no surprise that many of their players declared for the NBA Draft. In addition to the accusations of head coach Sean Miller, Allonzo Trier dealt with problems of his own.

Trier was suspended twice during his time at Arizona for PED’s. Both times were odd occurrences, but he didn’t allow that to derail him on the court.

Trier is a gifted scorer. He averaged 18.1 points per game last season, being named to the All-PAC-12 First Team. He was an efficient scorer, making 49.9 percent of his shots overall, 38 percent from 3-point line and 86.5 percent from the foul line last season. Trier is also a decent playmaker, averaging 3.2 assists last season as well.

Teams have nothing to worry about with Trier offensively. In other aspects of the game, he leaves much to be desired. He lacks elite athleticism and struggles to defend quicker players. Trier also had career-low rebounding percentages last season.

Like many prospects, Trier will have to add size and strength to stick at the next level. His scoring prowess will get some looks, but he needs to improve the other areas of his game if he wants to stick on an NBA roster. Unless he really shows improvement during the draft process, he is probably not someone that will be on the Lakers radar to use a draft pick on.