5 - Tyrese Proctor

6-6, 185 Point Guard
Duke Junior
Birthday
04/01/04 (21.1 yrs)
Hometown
Sydney, Australia
High School
NBA Global Academy
Team Site Profile
Team Site Profile
Athleticism
7
Size
8
Defense
7
Strength
6
Quickness
8
Leadership
7
Jump Shot
8
NBA Ready
8
Ball Handling
8
Potential
7
Passing
8
Intangibles
7
2025 Mock 41
Big Board 48
89 Overall:

Analysis

NBA Comparison: Spencer Dinwiddie

Strengths: Proctor is a skilled, smooth combo guard with good size (6’5”) and shooting touch … He showed improved efficiency as a junior in 2024–25, shooting 45.2% from the field and 40.5% from three — career highs in both categories … Has a controlled pace and can operate in half-court settings, particularly as a spot-up shooter or secondary creator … Comfortable shooting off the catch and capable in midrange pull-up situations … Possesses solid vision and timing in pick-and-roll action, and while not a high-assist guard, he showed improvement with a 2.2-to-1.1 assist-to-turnover ratio … Makes smart decisions within structure and limits mistakes … Defensively, uses his length and size to contest shots and disrupt passing lanes — more effective guarding wings or bigger guards than smaller, quicker matchups … Played his role well on a talent-heavy Duke team and showed better confidence and shot selection throughout the season …

Weaknesses: Still has a long way to go in terms of developing into a true primary ball-handler … Doesn’t create consistent separation off the dribble and lacks the burst or tight handle to beat defenders one-on-one … Not an explosive athlete — lacks elite speed, first-step quickness, or vertical pop, which limits his ability to finish at the rim and hinders his ability to make plays in isolation or transition … Limited upside as a lead guard due to a low free throw rate and his inability to collapse defenses consistently … Not a natural shot creator for others, with just 2.2 assists per game despite playing starter-level minutes … Tends to rely on perimeter jumpers and struggles to finish through contact … Lacks physicality in his drives and doesn’t play through bumps with much force … While he improved his confidence this year, he still has stretches where he fades out of games or defers too much … His final performance of the season — a critical turnover and missed front-end free throw in Duke’s loss to Houston — raised concerns about his poise under pressure … Defensively, while solid in team schemes, he doesn’t possess the foot speed or recovery burst to stay in front of quicker guards or contain in switches … Offers limited defensive playmaking and can be vulnerable when forced into one-on-one perimeter matchups …

Outlook: Proctor averaged 12.4 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 1.1 turnovers in 30.0 minutes per game during the 2024–25 season, serving as a complementary backcourt piece for a loaded Duke team … His shooting efficiency took a leap, and he showed better composure, but his overall production still leaves room for growth … Benefiting from playing alongside high-end creators like Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel, many of his looks came within favorable offensive contexts … While his upside as a lead guard appears limited, his size, shooting potential, and developing feel may give him a pathway as a situational combo guard at the next level … He’ll need to continue tightening his handle, playing with more force, and becoming more assertive offensively … Toughness — both mental and physical — remains a key area of development, especially as he looks to carve out a defined role against stronger, more aggressive NBA-level competition … With continued growth, he could find success as a rotational contributor or two-way contract candidate …

Notes: Born in Sydney, Australia … Played for the NBA Global Academy in Canberra and committed to Duke as a reclassified 2022 recruit … Represented Australia in multiple FIBA junior competitions … Appeared in 108 career games over three seasons at Duke …

 

Aran Smith – 4/17/25

Strengths: There’s a lot to like about this shifty lead guard with great size. Proctor passes the eye test as a guy who can excel in the modern NBA … Precision passer … Has some similarities to recent high draft picks such as Anthony Black and Jalen Hood-Schifino (though Proctor is slightly smaller than both) in the big point guard mold … Has a lot of creativity and a bit of flash to his passing … Loves to throw the lob pass… Great court vision. Advanced feel and real time analysis of the game … Proctor does not blow you away with his athleticism, though his athletic ability is quite good … Has a slight frame but has some wiry strength … Should be “strong enough” at the NBA level … Has offensive maturity and patience … Understands how to put the defender “in jail”, gets a half-step in front and then “boxes him out” on offense the rest of the play. From here he likes to take it all the way to the hoop or throw a lob … A disproportionate amount of his highlights from his freshman season at Duke were lobs to Dereck Lively …. Describes himself as a passer first, and this shows in his game … Has decent, but not very good, touch around the hoop … Surprising strength and control given his slight frame … Future “chess master’. Seems to have the ball on a string and be a sort of puppeteer type, reading the defense, a step ahead, and controlling the game around him and picking his spots carefully on the floor … His assist to turnover ratio at Duke was a fairly impressive 2 to 1 … Was an 87% free throw shooter in his freshman season at Duke … Has good potential on defense given his length, foot speed, and control … Rarely throws down highlight dunks but has a decent layup package and touch around the hoop … Decent rebounder at the guard position, again, aided by his size …

Weaknesses: Proctor shot a terrible field-goal percentage 38% his freshman season at Duke, and only 32% from three point range … There’s no other way to say it, he will need to improve considerably. There is a glimmer of hope here noting his 87% free throws, this can translate to soft touch shooting elsewhere … Overall, his shot mechanics look decent but could use a bit of work … Along with improving accuracy, he could stand to speed up his outside shot release. He holds the ball in place a bit longer than ideal before releasing … Proctor is not yet known to have a stand out defensive impact, both looking at the advanced stats and noting his reputation. But he has solid potential here given his length … Does the “pass first” style go too far? Will he take pride in his ability to put points up himself and become an assertive scorer? The modern NBA loves guards who can get their own 15-20 points or more … Those who know Proctor from his pre-college days will tell you about his natural scoring ability. However there are questions about whether his scoring in his pre-Duke days was accentuated due to playing against lesser competition …

Overall:  Has alluded to studying Chris Paul and Steve mash in past interviews. It’s hard to miss noticing Jason Kidd influences as well, especially due to his size and athleticism … The key for Proctor will be how far he’s able to bring his scoring along. By the eye test, and considering his physical tools and his smarts, he may figure out to pull it all together, just yet. He is an excellent, creative, and careful floor general who has a long ways to go before he can be a dangerous scoring threat himself in college, let alone at the NBA level. On the downside, you can see some overlap with fellow Canadian Dante Exum who, due to lack of development and unfortunate injury luck had an underwhelming NBA career … Exum was a tremendous prospect, and it’s fair to say that injuries derailed his career more than other factors … But lack of ability to develop his shooting and overall scoring ability greatly limited his upside, despite having great tools in all other facets of the game …  As a 6’5″ guard you need to be able to put the ball in the bucket …

Notes: Originally from Sydney, Australia … Named to ACC All-Freshman Team after playing in all 36 games as a freshman for Duke. A five-star guard who was originally committed to Duke for the 2023 class before reclassifying to play for the Blue Devils for the 2022-23 season… Attended the NBA Global Academy branch in Canberra, Australia… Also played soccer in high school… Son of Roderick Proctor, who played basketball at Mississippi College.

Drew Wolin 8/3/23

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