John Calipari and Kenny Payne were at Barclays Center Sunday night to watch top-five recruit Jaden McDaniels.
McDaniels is a 6-11, 185-pound SF/PF, who has been widely compared to NBA superstar Kevin Durant. McDaniels averaged 18.6 points and 9.1 rebounds, knocking down 25 three-pointers on the Nike EYBL circuit this past summer. He’s the real deal.
And he’s cut his list to Kentucky, Texas, UCLA, San Diego State and Washington. When Adam Zagoria asked him about his decision timeline, he said, “No, I’m just playing, trying to have fun.” He wants to enjoy his senior season and deal with everything else after the season is over.