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One Kentucky Wildcat Projected in First Round of 2020 NBA Draft

There is only one member of the 2020 Kentucky Wildcats that is projected for the first round of this year’s NBA Draft by CBS Sports.

Tyrese Maxey is ranked #15 which is on the outside looking in at being a lottery pick.


Maxey got 26 points in the season-opening victory over Michigan State while showing all of the things that made most assume he’d be UK’s leading scorer. But, for much of the season, the 6-3 freshman was inconsistent while making just 29.2 percent of his 3-point attempts. Regardless, Maxey still mostly projects as a lottery pick because he measures well, presumably can be a better shooter than he showed this season, and is really good at scoring inside the arc.

Read “2020 NBA Mock Draft: LaMelo Ball is the No. 1 overall pick, goes higher than brother Lonzo Ball did” by clicking here.

Do you think Tyrese Maxey will end up as a Lottery pick in the 2020 NBA Draft?

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