Apple Valley's Gary Trent Jr. declares for the NBA Draft
Gary Trent Jr., the son of former Timberwolves player Gary Trent, announced Saturday morning that he's leaving Duke and entering the NBA Draft.
Trent, a 6'6'' shooting guard, is the second former Apple Valley High School star to take the one-and-done route from college to the NBA.
Related:
The first was Tyus Jones. Jones, now a backup point guard for the Timberwolves, who won a state championship at Apple Valley and then helped lead Duke to a national title as a freshman in 2015.
The only difference between Jones and Trent is that Trent left Apple Valley to play at a prep school in Nevada for his senior year of high school.
NBADraft.net currently projects Trent as a fringe lottery pick. It has him going 16th overall to the Suns in its latest mock draft.
Trent, who helped Apple Valley win a state title in 2015, had a solid freshman season at Duke, averaging 14.5 points and 4.2 rebounds while shooting 40.2 percent from three.
Duke is getting another Apple Valley standout next season with the arrival of 5-star point guard and 2018 Mr. Basketball, Tre Jones, the younger brother of Tyus Jones.
The 2018 NBA Draft is June 21.
