Hamidou Diallo, who entered this year’s NBA Draft despite never playing in his abbreviated first season for Kentucky, represents basketball certitude in one ironic respect.
“One thing I could say with pretty good certainty is that I think he is probably the biggest mystery in the draft this year,” said Andy Borman, who coached Diallo on the AAU circuit.
This week’s NBA Combine does not figure to completely remove the mystery that surrounds Diallo. He chose not to play in the Combine’s five-on-five games, a decision ESPN analysts Fran Fraschilla and Jeff Goodman applauded.
“It’s a very, very smart move not to play,” Goodman said on a teleconference Tuesday.