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2017 NBA Draft: 5 potential busts

By Max Holm

Mar 11, 2017; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Duke Blue Devils forward Harry Giles (1) reacts after a dunk against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish during the first half of the ACC Conference Tournament final at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 11, 2017; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Duke Blue Devils forward Harry Giles (1) reacts after a dunk against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish during the first half of the ACC Conference Tournament final at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 26, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; McDonalds All American guard Terrance Ferguson (6) poses for photos on portrait day at the Marriott Hotel. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 26, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; McDonalds All American guard Terrance Ferguson (6) poses for photos on portrait day at the Marriott Hotel. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports /

1. Terrance Ferguson, SG, Adelaide

Harry Giles is not No. 1 because on the rare chance someone turns him around, he will be a very good NBA player. The same can’t really be said for Terrance Ferguson. Like Emmanuel Mudiay and Brandon Jennings before him, Ferguson went pro for a year after high school. Having the chance to send money home and mature is incredibly valuable, but he didn’t exactly have a killer season overseas.

Ferguson couldn’t earn a lot of playing time and didn’t do much with it. Yet, three weeks before the draft, he’s projected as a first round pick. Some sites and writers have him closer to the lottery than the second round. Maybe it’s his reputation as an All-American, but too many are assuming he’s going to just slide right into a solid 3-and-D role.

That archetype is still one of the hardest to find in the league. Ferguson is more likely to turn into more of another Terrence — Terrence Ross, that is. Even Ross had some isolation scoring capability though. Ferguson does not.

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He’ll likely have flashes where he’s shooting well and he’ll compete on defense. Yet especially after not seeing much of him and after he got so few minutes, we don’t have a lot to go off of. Ferguson is the 3-and-D prospect we get ourselves talked into, who actually is neither an elite shooter nor a lockdown defender. Beware.

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