Kobe Bufkin burst onto NBA teams’ radars after going on a late-season tear that capped a breakout sophomore campaign at Michigan.
His stock continued to soar over the past couple months, and he surged up draft boards as one of the biggest risers throughout the pre-draft process.
When the NBA Draft finally arrived on Thursday night, Bufkin found himself landing just outside the lottery when he was taken by the Atlanta Hawks with the No.