Duke's Cameron Boozer has a lot to look forward to over the next few months.
With the NBA Draft only getting closer, he'll have an opportunity to not only change a franchise but also be in a situation that makes a whole lot of sense for him. It's tough to say that Boozer is anything but the best prospect in this class, but that doesn't seem to be the consensus around the NBA landscape.
Regardless, Boozer is in a very good position to go out and find a team where he can make an impact, and the latest one would be with the Brooklyn Nets.
As things currently stand, the Nets would hold the third overall pick. However, with the NBA draft lottery, that can obviously change a ton.
“3. Brooklyn Nets Cameron Boozer, 6-9, Duke freshman forward. The Nets need a leader. Boozer fits the bill. He’s a do-it-all offensive talent who can post up, run pick-and-rolls, set screens, spot up and crash the boards. He doesn’t need to rely on bully ball to make an impact as a scorer or passer. Defensively, some of the questions about him popped up in Duke’s heartbreaking Elite 8 loss to UConn:
“He wasn’t big enough to defend Tarris Reed, and he got smoked by Alex Karaban on a key 3-pointer on the perimeter. But he plays hard and has improved at every weakness in his game so far. That approach is exactly the type of player Brooklyn needs,” Kevin O’Connor of Yahoo Sports wrote.
I would much rather see Boozer on a team like the Nets than on a team like the Sacramento Kings.
Not that the Nets have done a great job developing talent, but it just seems like you have a much better chance to compete at the highest level and be what we all know he can be on a team like Brooklyn rather than on a team like Sacramento.
Unfortunately for Boozer, unlike in college when he decided to go to Duke, he doesn't have any say in this situation. He and his agent can try to say that he doesn't want to go to a certain team, but that often doesn't work in the NBA. He'll have to be ready to play with anybody, so if that's Brooklyn, he'll need to be ready to step up.