2016 NBA Mock Draft: Brown Rises to Top-5, Murray Falls Out
By Jay Siskin
![Feb 6, 2016; Berkeley, CA, USA; California Golden Bears forward Jaylen Brown (0) tries to get around Stanford Cardinal guard Dorian Pickens (11) in the first half at Haas Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: John Hefti-USA TODAY Sports. Feb 6, 2016; Berkeley, CA, USA; California Golden Bears forward Jaylen Brown (0) tries to get around Stanford Cardinal guard Dorian Pickens (11) in the first half at Haas Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: John Hefti-USA TODAY Sports.](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/bbaeede8d84ff704124e209ca2ee83994dde3e01a95e760303041ea44791d3f0.jpg)
89. . PG. Washington. Dejounte Murray. 10. player
In 2015-16, Coach Lorenzo Romar and the Washington Huskies basketball program assembled one of the best 2015 recruiting classes in the country, seventh best to be exact.
The Milwaukee Bucks have a need at point guard. Murray has electric and superb ball handling ability with crossovers. He has the quick, shifty moves to evade defenders and get to the rim. He also uses his excellent ball handling and quickness to get his opponents off balance and create space to pull up. Murray shows he has the ability to score in a multitude of ways with his great feel for isolating and creating shots for himself and teammates off the dribble.
Murray is very fluid and capable of playing above the rim in space and transition. He has the IQ to know where he needs to be on the floor, which shows his excellent instincts and pace.
He shows impressive touch and range on floaters, and made more of them compared to any other draft prospect in the nation in 2015-16, converting them at a rate of 45 percent. It’s tremendously difficult to make a living using just a floater in the NBA, but on the flip side it can be a huge weapon.
Murray has the ideal basketball body that NBA teams and scouts are searching for. With great length, big wingspan (measured at 6’10”), Murray is an explosive athlete who should become even more explosive as he fills out his body in the NBA.
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