Yahoo Sports senior NBA analyst Kevin O’Connor is joined by David Lee to discuss why Duke forward Cam Boozer should be the Number 1 Draft Pick in the NBA Draft. Check out the full conversation on “The Kevin O’Connor Show” and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen.
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What is the argument, in your eyes, for Cam Booser as the first pick in the draft?
No, for sure.
So, I mean, on my site I use a metric called A Daily RPM estimate, which is a daily sort of approximation of how good a player, A good game that a player has.
And, um, Buser is number one among the players on my, on my board right now.
Uh, he’s the most productive player in the country.
Of course, that’s somewhat the point…
Uh, but his game is really resilient.
And, you know, with all the concerns about some of his verticality, Or the burst, whatever it may be, he’s been incredibly productive.
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And I tend to trust production more than anything, and also I really, I really buy his overall playmaking and feel.
So, he’s at a 2:1 assist-to-turnover ratio.
He’s at a 3.3% steel percentage.
There are definitely concerns about, like, the overall rim influence.
Like, I think his numbers with and without Pat Ngongba, the Duke’s offe- or Duke’s defense isn’t nearly as impressive at the rim.
Like, they go from, Like, a 26% rim defensive field goal percentage, like 50% too, Like, 6-1 with Buser on and Ngongbe off.
So that is definitely a concern.
But I think his…
I’m also just really enthralled with, Like, what, how many different ways he can attack offensively?
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I do think that Duke’s particular roster this year is not super conducive to his most, It’s the most optimal way to use him.
Like, the guard…
I’ll think a lot about, like, “Okay, how good would he be if it was …