Do you agree with this assessment of Duke star Cameron Boozer?
According to Brendan Marks of The Athletic, there are questions about how Duke star Cameron Boozer will handle NBA length.
Boozer sometimes struggled against longer college forwards and centers.
"There are some questions about how Boozer will handle NBA length — given some of his struggles against longer college forwards and centers, like Virginia's Ugonna Onyenso in the ACC tournament championship game — but his package of skills makes him a high-floor option who should have a lengthy, productive pro career," Marks wrote.
Boozer was the top player in college basketball this past season, which is why he won the Player of the Year Award. The forward averaged 22.5 points, 10.2 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game while shooting 55.6% from the field, 39.1% from beyond the arc and 78.9% from the free-throw line.
While Boozer is humble, he believes he should be the first pick in the 2026 NBA Draft. The youngster told Mark Medina of EssentiallySports the following: "There are a lot of great candidates, for sure. Some of them are here. But what I think separates me is my competitiveness and my winning. It’s my willingness to do whatever it takes to win."
Wherever Boozer lands, he will likely flourish. After all, he's the son of two-time NBA All-Star Carlos Boozer.
Former Duke star Cooper Flagg was the first pick in the 2025 draft by the Dallas Mavericks. Boozer could be the first pick in this year's draft. We have to wait until the 2026 draft lottery to see who has the first pick.
"While Boozer's size and strength helped him dominate the college game, his wider skillset is a strong reason for optimism as he begins his professional career," Marks wrote. "First, Boozer shot 39.1 percent from 3, looking like an NBA stretch-four with legitimate floor-spacing ability. He's also a solid handler and creator, who refined how to pass out of double-teams this season, and who is comfortable running the sorts of on-ball actions that will be asked of him at times in the league. And defensively, while Duke mostly used him as a center-fielder rather than a strict low-post defender, his timing and instincts improved dramatically throughout the season."
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