BJ Boston came to Kentucky as the No. 5 player in the 2020 recruiting class. He was projected as a lottery pick, and seemed destiny to lead Kentucky deep into March. Looking back on the season, saying that expectations were not met has been a drastic understatement.
Some NBA Mock Draft projections still have Boston included as a first-round pick, but very late in that round. There were plenty of reasons that he was loved as a high school prospect: his size and length, his athleticism, and his skill with the ball.
All of those things are still there, he has just not progressed toward his potential as quickly as expected.