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NBA: 15 Young Players In Need Of A Breakout Season In 2016-17

By Gerald Bourguet

Oct 20, 2015; Madison, WI, USA; Milwaukee Bucks guard Michael Carter-Williams (5) drives to he basket against Minnesota Timberwolves guard Ricky Rubio (9) in the first quarter at Kohl Center. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 20, 2015; Madison, WI, USA; Milwaukee Bucks guard Michael Carter-Williams (5) drives to he basket against Minnesota Timberwolves guard Ricky Rubio (9) in the first quarter at Kohl Center. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 18, 2016; Washington, DC, USA; Utah Jazz guard Trey Burke (3) dribbles past Washington Wizards guard John Wall (2) during the second half at Verizon Center. The Washington Wizards won 103-89. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports /

10. Trey Burke

On draft night 2013, the Utah Jazz fan base was ecstatic when their team traded up to take Trey Burke with the ninth overall pick. But what started off as a promising union between the two sides quickly unraveled into a sixth man demotion and messy fit overall.

In his three seasons in Salt Lake City, Burke’s career-high field goal percentage was 41.3 percent. His minutes declined with each passing season, resulting in a career low 21.3 minutes per game last year. With George Hill joining a guard nucleus of Dante Exum, Alec Burks, Raul Neto and Rodney Hood, Burke quickly burned out.

At only 23 years old, he’ll get his chance for a fresh start with the Washington Wizards, who were in need of some backcourt support and traded for Burke over the offseason.

To this point in his career, Burke has been an inefficient gunner best suited for a bench role, averaging 12.1 points and 4.2 assists per game on .384/.329/.818 shooting splits.

That may continue to be the case in Washington, but for Burke’s sake, he’ll need to start making significant progress toward being a more efficient weapon off the pine. That starts in 2016-17, when the pressure will be on to prove that all he needed was a change of scenery.

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