Kentucky guard Shaedon Sharpe officially declared for the 2022 NBA Draft while maintaining his college eligibility on Thursday afternoon. While this announcement was expected , the journey to this point has made an already difficult evaluation even more difficult for NBA decision makers drafting inside the lottery. To start, NBA decision makers, in large part, have not had the chance to evaluate the former five-star prospect in person. The NBA did allow personnel to attend and evaluate the Nike Peach Jam last July, during which the 6-foot-5 two guard competed for UPlay Canada U17 program. Unfortunately for NBA organizations, Peach Jam fell during the same week as the 2021 NBA Draft. Because of that, very few decision makers were actually in the building and some teams didn’t even send scouts to the event in North Augusta, SC as they were all hands on deck in preparation for Draft day. At Peach Jam, Sharpe averaged 22 points per game and was surging up the rankings earning his way to the top spot in the 2022 class. All the while rumors swirled that he was able to enroll as a member of the 2021 class. But his advisor, Washington, was denying all… Read full this story
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