The Ringer is already doing a redraft for the 2018 NBA Draft, which seems like it’s way too soon (because it is), but both of Kentucky’s lottery picks take a jump up after their Summer League performances.
Former UK guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander jumps all the way up to No. 3, which is where the Atlanta Hawks picked Trae Young.
Here’s what The Ringer’s Jonathan Tjarks said about Gilgeous-Alexander when discussing this pick.
I thought one of the stories of summer league was the strong play of Gilgeous-Alexander and his Kentucky teammate Kevin Knox, who were unmoored after playing in a restrictive half-court offense in college that had virtually no 3-point shooting.