Former Syracuse basketball sensation Elijah Hughes is appearing in the first round of another NBA mock draft. Jason McIntyre, on foxsports.com, slots the 6-foot-6 small forward at No. 29 in the 2020 NBA Draft first round, with the Los Angeles Lakers choosing Hughes.
Here’s what McIntyre had to say about Hughes in his most-recent mock draft. “Blossomed into a stud in the ACC last year, scoring 19 ppg. He just turned 22, and reminds me of a more mature version of Malachi Richardson, the Syracuse wing who was drafted in the 1st round in 2016.