Kansas’ four NBA Draft-eligible players — guards Devonté Graham, Svi Mykhailiuk and Malik Newman and forward Billy Preston — each have been traversing the country working out for, and interviewing with, a dozen or more NBA teams the past six weeks.
All that scrutiny, all those drills in pro practice facilities have left the four Jayhawks feeling positive about their chances of being selected in Thursday night's NBA Draft.
Of course there are no guarantees, however, heading into the proceedings in Brooklyn, N.Y.
“You never know, man. I think we’ve all got good enough talent to get drafted, you just never know,” said Graham, a consensus first-team All-American from Raleigh, N.