{"id":81460,"date":"2024-06-16T08:00:59","date_gmt":"2024-06-16T12:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=81460"},"modified":"2024-06-16T14:49:04","modified_gmt":"2024-06-16T18:49:04","slug":"trey-alexander-2024-nba-draft-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/06\/16\/trey-alexander-2024-nba-draft-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Trey Alexander 2024 NBA Draft Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"

Trey Alexander<\/a> has been one of the best players in the Big East for the past two seasons. The 21-year-old combo guard entered the NBA draft in April and hopes to hear his name called in a few weeks. Let\u2019s dive into Alexander\u2019s game and fit within the 2024 NBA draft<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Trey Alexander 2024 NBA Draft Profile<\/h2>\n

College Career<\/h3>\n

Alexander spent his entire three-year college career at Creighton. He elevated his play each season and became well-known for his prolific scoring ability. As a freshman Alexander averaged 7.4 points, 3.7 rebounds, 2.5 assists, on .422\/.281\/.818 shooting splits. Creighton earned a nine seed in the NCAA tournament; they won their first-round matchup against San Diego St before losing to the eventual champion Kansas in the round of 32. Alexander had two big-time performances including a 18-point five-assist game against SDSU and a 14-point nine-assist outing against Kansas.<\/p>\n

As a sophomore, Alexander saw more individual and team success. Alexander averaged 13.6 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 2.6 assists, on .447\/.410\/.824 shooting splits while Creighton earned a six seed in the tournament. Creighton would win their first three tournament games before narrowly losing in the Elite Eight to the five-seeded San Diego St.\u00a0 In the tournament, Alexander averaged 13.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 2.8 assists.<\/p>\n

Alexander\u2019s junior year was his best yet averaging 17.6 points, 5.7 rebounds, 4.7 points, on .446\/.339\/.824 shooting splits. Notably, these contributions earned Alexander an All-Big-East team selection. Creighton also got a three-seed in the NCAA tournament. This was the culmination of Creighton\u2019s core led by Alexander, Ryan Kalkbrenner<\/a>, and Baylor Scheierman<\/a>. Creighton would win their first two tournament games before losing to the two-seeded Tennessee in a close Sweet-Sixteen game. In the tournament<\/a>, Alexander averaged 17.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 4.0 assists, on .348\/.467\/.929 shooting splits.<\/p>\n

Strengths<\/h3>\n

Alexander is a crafty combo guard capable of creating shots for himself and others. Alexander loves to operate in the pick-and-roll. As a scorer, this helps him get quality looks from mid-range and at the rim. Notably, last year 39 percent<\/a> of Alexander\u2019s shots were mid-range jumpers which he shot a solid 47 percent on. Additionally, he is a smart passer who perfectly dissects opposing defenses, especially in pick-and-roll actions. This allows Alexander to seamlessly set his teammates up for open looks. Alexander\u2019s skill set as both a shot creator and playmaker makes him an intriguing prospect.<\/p>\n

Alexander shot 41 percent from three as a sophomore while these numbers aren\u2019t consistent with his college career they are a promising sign for his shooting potential. Interestingly Alexander is a willing shooter especially off the catch averaging 3.8 three-point attempts in his career, this season 80 percent of his three-point attempts were unassisted<\/a>. If Alexander develops as a consistent catch-and-shoot threat he would be the complete package offensively. Alexander has a six-foot-ten wingspan<\/a> and averaged 1.1 steals per game. While Alexander wasn\u2019t a highly impactful defender this gives teams hope that his defense can develop at the next level. Lastly, Alexander is a great rebounder for his size averaging 4.2 rebounds in his career and 5.7 as a junior. This knack for rebounding and hustle will help Alexander stay on the court.<\/p>\n

Weaknesses<\/h3>\n

Alexander is a wiry six-foot-four, 187 pounds which isn\u2019t an ideal build for the NBA. Adjusting to the increased physicality and surviving on defense will be challenging. While Alexander has the wingspan to be a positive defender he didn\u2019t show a ton on that end of the floor in college. Alexander doesn’t have elite lateral quickness and struggles with defensive positioning.<\/p>\n

At the combine, Alexander posted a 32-inch vertical<\/a> which brings similar concerns about his viability as a defender and finisher. Furthermore, Alexander\u2019s three-point shooting inconsistencies are a clear weak point. A career 35.8 percent outside shooter, Alexander’s three-point shooting dropped off from 41 percent as a sophomore to 33 percent as a junior. Shooting has never been more important for guards. Becoming a consistent catch-and-shoot threat would allow Alexander to have a clearer role in the NBA. If he doesn\u2019t develop a three-point shoot it\u2019s hard to imagine him craving out a consistent role.<\/p>\n

NBA Comparison<\/h3>\n

Alexander\u2019s playmaking abilities and affinity for mid-range jumpers make him similar to Andrew Nembhard<\/a>. The Pacers combo guard has found a quality role as an efficient shot-creator and playmaker. Nembhard serves as a blueprint for what Alexander’s role and production could be if he pans out.<\/p>\n

2024 NBA Draft Projection<\/h3>\n

Alexander projects to be a middle-second-round pick.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Trey Alexander has been one of the best players in the Big East for the past two seasons. The 21-year-old combo guard entered the NBA draft in April and hopes to hear his name called in a few weeks. Let\u2019s dive into Alexander\u2019s game and fit within the 2024 NBA draft. Trey Alexander 2024 NBA […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4779,"featured_media":81561,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"1","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,1608,773,556],"tags":[49040,2960,1566,49299],"class_list":["post-81460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","category-basketball","category-college-basketball","category-nba-draft","tag-2024-nba-draft","tag-creighton-bluejays","tag-draft-profile","tag-trey-alexander"],"modified_by":"Eamon Cassels, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4779"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81460"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81460\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81561"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}