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Gilgeous-Alexander wants to be an NBA superstar. Here's how he plans to do it. | Lexington Herald Leader

Dedicated follower of fashion. “I’m into fashion,” he said, “and I like to shop a little bit.” A self-described “very charismatic person.” And also an under-rated basketball player coming to Kentucky?

In speaking with reporters at the NBA Combine, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander suggested all three propositions could be true.

“Slept on?” he said, repeating the premise of a question about recruiting analysts not fully appreciating his potential. “I guess you could say that a little bit. I’m less heralded than the rest of the (UK) guys. But that wasn’t my concern at all during the season.”

The recruiting service 247Sports made Gilgeous-Alexander a five-star prospect and had him No.