The Wildcats will lose at least three, and as many as six players to this year’s NBA Draft. Part of what NBA general managers and scouts do, is make comparisons of incoming players to those who are already part of an NBA team. This is Part Two of a six-part series comparing current NBA stars to the Kentucky basketball who’ve declared for the 2018 NBA Draft. Today we focus on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was the unquestioned leader on the Kentucky basketball team last season. Though he didn’t lead the team in the scoring, he was arguably the best player on the court night in and night out for the Wildcats.