The Orlando Magic select, J.J. Redick...He went to school for four years, at a winning program, had a big bulls-eye on his chest all season, and still ended up the leading scorer in ACC History. He's poised, knows the game, and is easily the best shooter in this draft. He should be a perfect fit here. He'll extend the defense away from Dwight in the post because defenders will have to respect him. The details are yet to come, but I'm still excited about next season.
Via TrueHoop:
“He’s so damned good, people hate to see him succeed,” says Carter. “Everybody wants to see him miss the big shots. If he starts off slow in a game and misses a couple, those fans really start cheering. They think this is a night where he’s gonna be off. But as he goes on in a game, he usually gets his rythmn. He starts hitting shots, and that’s when they hate him the worst because he comes through in the end and Duke wins another game.”
“He’s such a good shooter you have to change your defensive game plan to deal with him,” says former University of North Carolina coach Matt Doherty, now a scout for the New York Knicks. “That’s unusual, to have to do that for a 6-4 shooting guard. Usually you only do that for a really quick point guard or a big post player. He shoots that pure jump shot, not a set shot. You’re so concerned about his shooting, that you have this tendency to chase him. So he gets you up in the air and draws a foul. He’s such a great foul shooter he just kills you.”
In the second round, the Magic selected James Augustine of Illinois at No. 41.
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