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Shaedon Sharpe discusses ‘hard’ decision to not play for Kentucky, declare for 2022 NBA Draft
By Sydney Hunte
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Shaedon Sharpe will learn his NBA destination on Thursday during the 2022 NBA Draft.
The country’s No. 3 player in the class of 2022 ended up making the call for John Calipari and the Kentucky Wildcats. But he never played, despite graduating early and enrolling with the program in January.
Sharpe is thought to be a lottery pick during this year’s draft, and on Tuesday, he worked out with the Indiana Pacers, who have the No. 6 selection.
“Being a basketball player, it (was) hard not to play,” Sharpe said following the workout. “It was hard, but my whole mindset is (to) just get in the gym and get ready for whatever’s to come.”
Sharpe was then asked why he ended up not playing for the Wildcats.
“(I was) just getting ready for next season,” he responded.
It will be interesting to see where Sharpe is taken, considering the fact that he hasn’t played competitively in some time. In 2 days’ time, though, the speculation will end once and for all as he’ll become part of the professional ranks.
After his workout with the #Pacers, Shaedon Sharpe was directly asked why he didn't play for #Kentucky last season.
His answer: "Just getting ready for next season." #NBADraft | #BBN | @FOX56News pic.twitter.com/PF2NA9o9iq
— Mitch B (@MitchBTV_) June 21, 2022
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
