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10 SEC players crack top 50 of Bleacher Report's 2019 NBA Draft big board
The 2019 NBA Draft is still a few months away, but some of the big-name college players are already positioning themselves to go in Round 1.
Among the nation’s top prospects are a handful of SEC players, and 10 SEC athletes cracked the top-50 players on Bleacher Report’s updated 2019 NBA Draft big board.
Starting with injured Vanderbilt PG Darius Garland at No. 10, here are where the 10 SEC standouts rank:
- No. 10 — Darius Garland, G, Vanderbilt
- No. 11 — Keldon Johnson, G, Kentucky
- No. 14 — Jontay Porter, F, Mizzou
- No. 19 — Daniel Gafford, F/C, Arkansas
- No. 21 — P.J. Washington, F, Kentucky
- No. 32 — Admiral Schofield, G/F, Tennessee
- No. 33 — Simi Shittu, F, Vanderbilt
- No. 34 — Naz Reid, F, LSU
- No. 39 — Grant Williams, F, Tennessee
- No. 49 — Isaiah Joe, G, Arkansas
Again, it’s still early, so we’ll see how this changes during conference play. For now, though, these guys are positioned to hear their names called in this year’s draft.
Jontay Porter was not in lottery pick contention last year so he came back. He had a season ending injury before the season started and he’s now supposedly valued higher? This is a consistent pick across draft boards but I’m not buying stock in it.
No, Jontay was not listed as a first rounder. There’s a difference. He will go high. A big poster who can also rain threes are all the credentials he needs in today’s game. His brother was taken first round with no plan to play him at all his first year.
‘and that’s what it’s all about’.