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Indiana Basketball: Top NBA prospects on the Indiana roster

By Zacarias Olvera

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 20: (L-R) NBA Draft prospects Kevin Porter Jr., Nicolas Claxton, Sekou Doumbouya, Goga Bitazde, Keldon Johnson, Nassir Little, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Rui Hachimuri, Jarrett Culver, Cam Reddish, Coby White, Zion Williamson, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, Ja Morant, De'Andre Hunter, Darius Garland, Brandon Clarke, Romeo Langford, Jaxson Hayes, Tyler Herro, Bol Bol, PJ Washington, Matisse Thybulle and Mfiondu Kabengele stand on stage with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver before the start of the 2019 NBA Draft at the Barclays Center on June 20, 2019 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 20: (L-R) NBA Draft prospects Kevin Porter Jr., Nicolas Claxton, Sekou Doumbouya, Goga Bitazde, Keldon Johnson, Nassir Little, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Rui Hachimuri, Jarrett Culver, Cam Reddish, Coby White, Zion Williamson, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, Ja Morant, De'Andre Hunter, Darius Garland, Brandon Clarke, Romeo Langford, Jaxson Hayes, Tyler Herro, Bol Bol, PJ Washington, Matisse Thybulle and Mfiondu Kabengele stand on stage with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver before the start of the 2019 NBA Draft at the Barclays Center on June 20, 2019 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images) /
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EAST LANSING, MI – FEBRUARY 02: Devonte Green #11 of the Indiana Hoosiers drives past Cassius Winston #5 of the Michigan State Spartans in the second half at Breslin Center on February 2, 2019 in East Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images)
EAST LANSING, MI – FEBRUARY 02: Devonte Green #11 of the Indiana Hoosiers drives past Cassius Winston #5 of the Michigan State Spartans in the second half at Breslin Center on February 2, 2019 in East Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images) /

Devonte Green

As a senior point guard, Devonte Green will need to have an All-Big Ten caliber season for NBA scouts to take notice of his potential.

With ideal height at 6-foot-3 and athleticism for a point guard, his skillset is more of a combo guard than straight point guard.

Being the team’s leading three-point marksmen at 41 percent a season ago will sound amazing to scouts and even better if he can improve upon that percentage in his final season. Despite that percentage, he has a career two-point field goal percentage of just 40, which needs to improve drastically.

Aside from an increase in scoring, scouts will also be looking for Green to cut down on his turnovers and show more control as the team’s point guard. Averaging 2.3 turnovers a game last year will be a concern to scouts as they will need that number to go down significantly.

He has shown flashes of his playmaking ability as the lead guard as he averaged 3.0 assists on the season, but has nearly an identical assist-to-turnover ratio for his career.

A maturity issue could come into play with Green as well, who was suspended for a portion of last season due to violating team rules. Playing alongside fellow point guard Rob Phinisee could also expose him to guarding taller shooting guards, portraying him as a defensive liability.

The NBA is all about having guards off the bench who can shoot and score in bunches, and Green definitely fits the mold of a someone who could fit in a rotation with his main job to shoot and score.

Overall, Green has the shooting ability and athleticism to play at the next level but it is all of the other intangibles that he needs to improve on this season in order to get looked at by NBA front offices.

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