It wasn’t all positive for Shaedon Sharpe at the 2022 NBA Draft Combine. Despite continued buzz from national media about the Kentucky guard’s growing stock and rise on the draft boards, scouts remain skeptical one month out from draft day.
According to NBA Big Board Director of Scouting Rafael Barlowe, Sharpe’s minimal body of work at Kentucky and throughout the draft process has teams hesitant, if not turned off entirely.
“I wouldn’t take him in the top 10,” one anonymous scout told Barlowe. “It’s too small of a sample size. Someone’s gonna get burned.