With the 2023 edition of the NBA draft less than a month away, mock draft season is heating up. The Golden State Warriors will have the chance to add a player to their young core alongside Jordan Poole, Jonathan Kuminga, Moses Moody and Patrick Baldwin Jr. with the No. 19 overall pick in the 2023 draft.
In Kyle Boone’s latest NBA mock draft for CBS Sports, the Warriors landed some help in the backcourt at No. 19. With their only first-round pick, Boone penned Creighton guard Trey Alexander to the Warriors in his mock draft. According to Boone, Alexander has developed into a “legitimate playmaking guard.”
Via CBS Sports:
Alexander’s development the last two years from an athletic wing into a legitimate playmaking guard who can shoot is among the more impressive arcs for a player in this class. He did well for himself at the combine, getting to the rim at will and showcasing his length as a potential two-way player in the NBA.
In his second season under Greg McDermott at Creighton, Alexander averaged 13.6 points on 44.7% shooting from the field and 41.0% from beyond the arc. Alexander added 4.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 32.1 minutes per contest over 37 games.
Against DePaul, Alexander caught fire, scoring a season-high 32 points on 11-of-16 shooting from the floor with seven made triples in a win in December. Alexander hit five or more triples in three different games during the 2022-23 season, including two games with seven made 3-pointers. Following his sophomore season, Alexander was named an All-Big East honorable mention.
Coming out of high school as a four-star recruit, Alexander was named the Oklahoma Gatorade Player of the Year for Heritage Hall School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
The 2023 NBA draft is set for Thursday, June 22 in Brooklyn, New York at the Barclays Center.
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