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March 15, 2022: (2022 NBA mock draft: Drafting players competing in the NCAA tournament) -- Duke's most versatile prospect, Moore is an X factor of sorts for the Blue Devils as he gives them a different dimension when he's fully engaged and playing with confidence as a do-it-all wing who can initiate offense, make open 3s, attack the rim and defend his position. Only two players in the country average at least 13 points, five rebounds and four assists while shooting at least 50% from 2 and 40% from 3 -- Moore and Baylor Scheierman of South Dakota State. At 6-foot-6 with a strong frame and a 7-foot wingspan, in theory, Moore is the exact type of versatile wing the NBA covets. However, he toggles between brilliant moments and head-scratching ones, not always quite as consistently aggressive as you'd hope in big moments given his experience. Scouts will be closely analyzing whether or not Moore takes a back seat in important moments or takes ownership as one of the lone upperclassmen during a Blue Devils NCAA tournament run. How scouts feel about his confidence and aggression will go a long way in determining whether NBA teams view him as the next productive college upperclassmen turned draft-day steal a la Herb Jones and Ayo Dosunmu. -- Mike Schmitz February 25, 2022: (Projecting Duke players) -- Strengths: Moore checks quite a few boxes NBA teams look for at the small forward position. He has ideal size at 6-foot-6 in shoes with a huge 7-foot wingspan and a strong 213 pound frame. He's making 40% of his 3-pointers on the season and is a career 80% free throw shooter in 94 games in our database. He's Duke's best passer statistically, leading the team with his 4.6 assists per game, and often tasked with initiating the team's offense, making post-entry passes and serving as the designated inbounder. He's a multi-positional defender as well, typically asked to guard the opposing team's best perimeter player, whether that's a point guard or wing. In years past he saw quite a few minutes guarding power forwards as well, although the make-up of this year's roster doesn't require that. Even though Moore has been a starter for the better part of three years, he's only two months older than Kentucky freshman TyTy Washington Jr., and is younger than many of the sophomores projected to be drafted. That's what makes the significant jump he made from his underwhelming first two seasons at Duke to his current All-ACC campaign intriguing -- he clearly has more upside to tap into than most juniors, and already has a pretty high floor as a prospect thanks to his defense and passing ability, while playing a position of huge need. Business Inquiries☎️ : swishsports6@
