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2017 NBA Mock Draft: An Early Look Ahead

By Maxwell Ogden

MAPLE GROVE, MN- MAY 23: Harry Giles #1 from Team CP3 and Wesleyan Christian Academy during Session Four of the Nike EYBL on May 23, 2015 at Maple Grove Community Gym in Maple Grove, Minnesota. (Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Getty Images)
MAPLE GROVE, MN- MAY 23: Harry Giles #1 from Team CP3 and Wesleyan Christian Academy during Session Four of the Nike EYBL on May 23, 2015 at Maple Grove Community Gym in Maple Grove, Minnesota. (Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Getty Images) /
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Feb 21, 2016; Dallas, TX, USA; SMU Mustangs guard Shake Milton (1) looks to pass by East Carolina Pirates guard Kentrell Barkley (15) during a game at Moody Coliseum. SMU won 74-63. Mandatory Credit: Ray Carlin-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 21, 2016; Dallas, TX, USA; SMU Mustangs guard Shake Milton (1) looks to pass by East Carolina Pirates guard Kentrell Barkley (15) during a game at Moody Coliseum. SMU won 74-63. Mandatory Credit: Ray Carlin-USA TODAY Sports /

19. Shake Milton, SMU Mustangs

Position: Point Guard
Age: 19 (9/26/1996)
Height, Weight, Wingspan: 6’5″, 195 pounds, 6’11.5″
Slash Line: .477/.426/.725
Season Averages: 32.6 MPG, 10.5 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 2.7 APG, 0.8 SPG, 1.7 3PM

Shake Milton of the SMU Mustangs is a 6’5″ point guard with a near 7’0″ wingspan and an outstanding jump shot. Having already acknowledged how intriguing a point guard with size can be, one can’t help but be in awe of Milton’s upside considering he can actually shoot.

The fact that Milton is preparing for the NBA by playing for legendary head coach Larry Brown is just the icing on the cake.

There are questions about whether or not Milton is actually a point guard. That’s entirely fair, but it really doesn’t matter as much as it normally would; Milton has prototypical size and length for a shooting guard with a consistent 3-point shot.

If Milton can’t play point guard in the NBA, then he has the physical gifts and skill set to play the 2.

Milton will have the spotlight shining on him in 2016-17 as he looks to help SMU build upon its 25-win season from 2015-16. He’ll also be on the draft radar, with his every game being picked apart.

If Milton can establish himself as a more capable facilitator, he could go as far as becoming a lottery pick in 2017.

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