Perhaps Robert Dillingham will change this, but the traditional stereotype of, “The great point guard under John Calipari” has been a relic of the past in recent years. Cal rightfully earned the reputation when players such as Tyreke Evans, Derrick Rose, and John Wall were heroic under his helm, but NBA executives have long since approached his guards with tremendous skepticism on draft day.
TyTy Washington became the latest example of this unfortunate and unjustified trend.
Washington’s average mock draft position going into Thursday was 20.7, a number that had been dropping over the course of the last few weeks.