catmandoo
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posted 06-26-2017 07:00 PM
The dust of the draft has settled. We now know where everyone stands. De’Aaron Fox, selected fifth overall, will be joining Willie Cauley-Stein and Skal Labissiere in Sacramento. Malik Monk, selected 11th overall, will be joining Michael Kidd-Gilchrist in Charlotte. Edrice “Bam” Adebayo, selected 14th overall, will be joining the Miami Heat.
In the run up to the draft, Fox and Monk and Adebayo, through the various interviews and press conferences that are part of the draft, became the latest in the long line of UK players to tout the process of playing and preparation they experienced under the tutelage of John Calipari.
Just a brief look at the numbers, including Thursday night’s draft:
•30 - Number of draft picks under Coach Cal; twice as many as any other school in the same span
•24 - First round selections since 2010; next most is Duke with 13
•17 - Number of lottery picks; next most is Kansas with 9
Calipari has set up a veritable pipeline from the University of Kentucky to the NBA. And a majority of those players have gone on to have huge success. One simply needs to watch the NBA on any given night of play (or SportsCenter the morning after) to see highlights that, more often than not, include a former Cat.
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