Kris Wilkes is the most frustrating of the three possible UCLA draftees for me to write about today in advance of the NBA draft. In contrast, I am rooting for Jaylen Hands. Hands improved and made an effort to make himself a better player. He came in a great athlete and left leading the Pac-12 in assists as a point. Kris Wilkes came in as potentially a prototypical NBA wing and left as more or less the same.
For my part, I thought last year depended on Kris Wilkes stepping up and being the leader.