TyTy Washington is projected to be a late lottery pick in most NBA Mock Drafts, but one national writer has him just outside the top five of his projections. Kyle Boone of CBS Sports released his new mock draft yesterday and TyTy is No. 6, going to the Portland Trail Blazers. The lottery order won’t be set until May 17, but Boone believes Washington could be top-five material regardless. Maybe he likes what he’s seeing from Tyrese Maxey in the NBA Playoffs and is drawing a comparison?
There’s a number of factors here working against Washington’s NBA prospects that include playing more off the ball at Kentucky and a nagging injury that hurt his production down the stretch run of the season.