Around this time, Trey Murphy III should have been preparing for his ACC debut with the Virginia Cavaliers. But things quickly changed, just like how his stock has rapidly risen in the NBA Draft boards.
Murphy, one of the best wing shooters in the draft, is projected to go in the first round on Thursday’s NBA Draft at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Sports Illustrated, Yahoo Sports, Basketball News, and Bleacher Report have mocked him to the New York Knicks.
That idea looked to be far-fetched a year ago when he transferred from Rice University to UVA.