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New Orleans Pelicans NBA Draft: A 2nd round sleeper from Kentucky

Immanuel Quickley could be a sleeper for the New Orleans Pelicans NBA Draft (Photo by Silas Walker/Getty Images)

The New Orleans Pelicans could look to the Kentucky Wildcats in the NBA Draft.

The New Orleans Pelicans have four picks in the 2020 NBA Draft, and if history tells us anything, they should look to the University of Kentucky.

Kentucky has consistently produced some of the NBA’s best players over the years and even being drafted by John Calipari is enough to turn the heads of NBA scouts.

Here’s just a recent sampling of Kentucky players who have made an impact in the NBA:

2015-Karl-Anthony Towns, Trey Lyles, Devin Booker, Willie Cauley-Stein

2016-Jamal Murray, Skal Labissiere

2017– Bam Adebayo, De’Aaron Fox, Malik Monk

2018– Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

2019-Tyler Herro, PJ Washington, Kevin Knox

And those are just the first-rounders!