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NBA Draft: The case for AJ Griffin at No. 5 (or 7 or ... )

While Shaedon Sharpe is being dubbed a mystery home run swing because he decided to enter the NBA Draft without playing in college, I think Adrian Griffin Jr. is a similar mystery man for completely different reasons. In the first half of the season, many draft evaluators, myself included, argued for AJ to be among the top 5 or even top 3 of this year’s NBA Draft should he have a good freshman season at Duke. Well, in spite of having a fantastic season shooting the ball, Griffin’s stock has been damaged quite a bit by his lack of being able to do anything else and how that relates to his injury history.