John Calipari sits in the green room, visibly stressing and burying his head in his hands, across from one of his top prospects Skal Labissiere.
As the picks fly by in the first round, they’re still waiting to hear Labissiere’s name called. Skal was the No. 1 recruit in Scout.com’s final rankings before his college season started. He was ranked above No. 1 pick Ben Simmons, No. 2 pick Brandon Ingram, No. 3 pick Jaylen Brown and everyone else in his class.
Everyone saw him as a star, and a top three pick in the draft.