Where South Carolina basketball's Collin Murray-Boyles projects in NBA Draft
South Carolina basketball star sophomore Collin Murray-Boyles checked in at the NBA Combine this week. The Columbia native, who still has two years of eligibility remaining if he elects to pull out of the draft, measured in on Monday at 6-6.5 and 239.2 pounds with a 7-0.75 wingspan and 8-10.5 standing reach.
Though not as tall as most post players, Murray-Boyles makes up for it with his length, strength, and athletic instincts. He’s also an elite defensive prospect who has a lot to offer on offense, too.
CMB’s statistical profile was ridiculous this season. No player other than Collin Murray-Boyles in college basketball averaged at least 16 points, eight rebounds, two assists, one steal, and one block while shooting at least 55% from the field.
With all that he has going for him, Murray-Boyles’ NBA Draft stock has soared in recent months. With many outlets updating their mock drafts following Monday night’s NBA Draft Lottery reveal, here’s a look at where the experts think CMB could play his basketball next year.
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On3: College basketball analyst James Fletcher has Collin Murray-Boyles being selected at No. 10. After Monday night, the Houston Rockets own that pick.
The Athletic: NBA Draft guru Sam Vecenie also has the former Gamecock going to Houston with pick 10.
Yahoo: NBA analyst Kevin O’Connor put together a full mock draft recently, and he has CMB at No. 11. O’Connor’s was a post-lottery announcement mock, and he had Murray-Boyles headed to the Portland Trailblazers.
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ESPN: Jonathan Givony is one of several NBA Draft analysts at ESPN. In his post-lottery announcement thoughts, he has Murray-Boyles listed at No. 9.
CBS Sports: CBS Sports publishes many mock drafts. Following the NBA Draft Lottery show on Monday, Kyle Boone released a mock with Murray-Boyles going to the New Orleans Pelicans with the seventh overall pick.
Tankathon: Tankathon ranks Murray-Boyles as the second-best power forward in the draft behind Georgia’s Asa Newell (the outlet ranks Cooper Flagg as a combo forward). In their updated mock draft, Tankathon predicts Murray-Boyles to come off the board at No. 13 to the Atlanta Hawks.
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The NBA Draft will take place on Wednesday, June 25th and Thursday, June 26th at Barclays Arena in New York. The first round will take place on Wednesday, while the second will be on Thursday. ABC and ESPN will broadcast the first round, but the second round will only show on ESPN. Both rounds also will stream on the ESPN app.
Collin Murray-Boyles and the other players who have declared for the draft with eligibility remaining have until June 15th to withdraw.
