catmandoo
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posted 08-08-2021 10:41 PM
As many expected, both Emoni Bates and Jalen Duren made the jump from the 2022 class to 2021 with Duren deciding to commit to Memphis, and Bates yet to make an official decision.
Following those two moves, 247 Sports updated their rankings for the 2022 class and Kentucky target Dereck Lively II now sits as the No. 1 player in the class.
Shaedon Sharpe now sits at No. 6 overall however, since the live recruiting period has now passed, I would expect Sharpe to move well into the top five when the next complete update occurs.
As of right now, the Kentucky Wildcats are viewed as the favorite to land both Lively and Sharpe which would be massive pickups for John Calipari and his revamped staff.
Aside from recruiting rankings, a big thing for Kentucky is the fact that players can now make money by taking the college route.
In recent years, some of the top players have been opting to take the G-League or other professional routes because they could make money in doing so.
Many believed that the 2022 class would be the first that could jump straight to the NBA, that is not the case, but the view was still that most of the top players would still jump to the G-League.
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