After a surprising freshman season in which he stood out from a bevy of 5-star recruits, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is entering the NBA Draft as one of the seemingly safest players available and appears bound for a long career as a role player.
There are certain prospects who you just know are going to be impact players in the NBA. Players who seemed destined for a long and prosperous career at the highest level of the sport. Kentucky’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is one of those players. He’s a modern 3&D guard who can steadily run an offense, and even if he may never be a reliable shot-creator, he can capitalize on opportunities when they are provided to him.