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Is UGA’s Anthony Edwards worthy of the No. 1 pick?

There are times when you watch Georgia, which is 14-13, and you think Edwards is being too deferential. Stats, as stats often do, tell a different tale. Per KenPom, his usage rate – a measure of possessions ending with a shot, a free throw or a turnover – is the 66th-highest among collegians. His shot percentage – possessions ending with a shot – . That, as they say in show biz, is a star turn, which is OK. He’s the best among Bulldogs by miles. As coach Tom Crean said, archly: “It doesn’t behoove us not to have him on the floor.