Draft night isn’t expected to be the Kentucky basketball infomercial it’s been in the past, John Calipari shaking hands and kissing babies in the green room as the Wildcats come off the board one after the other. Four players have entered the draft, but only one is a projected first-round selection.
It’d be a major upset to see Cason Wallace slip too far, certainly not out of round one. He’s a fringe lottery pick, sitting comfortably at No. 15 in ESPN’s updated mock ahead of Thursday evening’s NBA Draft.
“For the Hawks, draft night might represent as much of an opportunity to clean up their salary sheet as add talent, with the likes of De’Andre Hunter, Clint Capela and John Collins all said to be potential options for shaving money as the second apron approaches and looming extensions for Dejounte Murray, Saddiq Bey and Onyeka Okongwu appear daunting,” ESPN’s Jonathan Givony wrote Tuesday.