Kentucky's TyTy Washington Jr. Declares for 2022 NBA Draft, Will Hire Agent

Kentucky freshman TyTy Washington Jr. is entering for the 2022 NBA draft.

Speaking to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, Washington said he will hire an agent as he takes the next step in his basketball career.

Washington hopes to showcase his skills to teams during the predraft process after an ankle injury limited him over the final two months of the college season.

"I wasn't anywhere close to full strength in the past two months of the season," Washington told ESPN's Jonathan Givony (h/t Wojnarowski). "My ankle had moments where it felt really good and then others it was really hurting. After the Auburn game, that's when things went downhill. It was a nagging injury that I never really got right.…