Kemba Walker might be more Ben Gordon than he is Derrick Rose.
The line on Kemba Walker is that he was a solid game manager at the point guard position in his first two seasons but then he proved his mettle as a scorer his junior season. In 2010 UConn rode Kemba and his 23.2 ppg to an undefeated record in tournament play and their first national title since 2004.
While Walker showed a great ability to separate from defenders in his first two seasons he often had trouble knocking down open jumpers. All that changed in 2010. After a summer dedicated to improving his shot Walker saw his field goal percentage rise to a respectable 42.8% including 33% from three point range.
Despite his impressive improvement Kemba probably won?t be a lottery pick as he is unlikely to be a high scoring guard in the NBA; a big reason most scouts have Walker behind Duke?s Kyrie Irving and Kentucky?s Brandon Knight on their boards.
Kemba will fit best in the NBA as a distributor for a team who already has a proven scorer, such as (the still) Sacramento Kings.
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