While it’s not clear that Ty Jerome, De’Andre Hunter, Kyle Guy and now Mamade Diakite will stay in the draft - Guy and Diakite, who announced Wednesday, both are leaving the possibility of a return open - who would have thought that Virginia would have more guys in the draft this year than Duke?
Diakite’s profile went up sharply by the end of the season but he may not be a first round pick. We’re not saying he’s not, but this year look how many guys think they can get an NBA job.
A lot of them - most, maybe - are just trying to gauge where they stand and Diakite is a lot closer to the top than he is to the bottom of this list.