LEXINGTON — By the numbers, the projections seem laughable.
Shaedon Sharpe, who did not even play a game for Kentucky last season, is projected as a top-10 pick in the 2022 NBA draft. TyTy Washington, who struggled down the stretch after injuries, is considered a likely lottery pick.
But despite sweeping the major National Player of the Year awards, Oscar Tshiebwe was projected as only a second-round selection before he announced his return to Kentucky last week.
“When he hit me back, he said, ‘I asked God, why could I win every award and do all that I did and not be a lottery pick?