The freshman shooting guard out of Kentucky is compared by NBADraft.net to former journeyman Larry Hughes. (Not the best player comparison ever made).
Monk is a big-time scorer at the best program in the country. He averaged 19.8 points, 2.5 boards, 2.3 assists, and a steal per game as a freshman. In Hughes’ freshman year at St Louis he put up comparable stats with about 21 points, 5 boards, 2 assists, and 2 steals a night.
The two aren’t physically similar. Hughes stands at 6’5″ and weighed 180lbs while Monk is a shorter and broader at 6’3″ and 200 lbs.