Trey Alexander Could be the Answer

The San Antonio Spurs are within the midst of a brutal shedding streak within the early a part of the season. They clearly want a common on the ground who can deal with the ball, make good selections, play protection, and isn’t named Tre Jones apparently. Enter: Creighton junior Trey Alexander.

The 6-foot-4, 190-pound point guard does nearly every little thing for Creighton which explains the staff is 4-0 with a win in opposition to Iowa. He’s stepped up his recreation with the departure of Ryan Nembhard and has made his teammates look good within the course of. Listed below are his stats by these 4 video games.

• 21.0 PPG, 6.5 APG, 7.3 RPG, 1.5 SPG, 2.8 TOPG
• 56.4 FG%, 38.1 3P%, 100 FT%
• 33.4 PER, 128.4 ORtg, 87.0 DRtg

Trey Alexander Breakdown

Alexander has been thriving in his new and everlasting function of on-ball guard. He’s confirmed he can run an offense, create for himself when mandatory, and runs the sport at his personal tempo. Whereas it’s good that he can management tempo and tempo, he additionally does so out of necessity as he doesn’t have that elite blow-by pace many athletic level guards may need. Nevertheless, he processes the sport extremely effectively and quick, which permits him to make nice reads for teammates and set them up for fulfillment.

He has been a superb defender on guards whereas at Creighton. Regardless of being a bit wiry, he holds up effectively and retains defenders in entrance of him. Alexander fights round screens effectively and is simply powerful general. He could be a superb addition to pair with Tre Jones or Devin Vassell. He may additionally simply slot into the second unit because the offensive maestro there.

Alexander is more likely to proceed transferring up mock draft boards because the season goes on. He’ll have the ability to play non-conference opponents. Oklahoma State, Alabama, and Nebraska will likely be within the crosshairs earlier than even attending to the Large East slate. These video games will embody opponents just like the defending champion UConn Huskies in addition to Marquette (twice every). Alexander is some extent guard stud to regulate. Whereas he will likely be older than some prospects, he’s fairly skilled and ought to be able to plug in pretty quickly.

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