It wasn’t a shock that Notre Dame freshman [autotag]Blake Wesley[/autotag] declared for the NBA draft following just one season with the Fighting Irish but it wasn’t a forgone conclusion it’d be happening, either. Now was the NBA draft lottery was held and the order of picks has been decided, mock drafts start to take a bit more shape.
So where will the 6-5 Wesley, who averaged 14.4 points per game this past year end up?
USA TODAY Sports released a new mock draft on Wednesday morning and it had Wesley having his name called 21st overall by the Denver Nuggets.
“Wesley creates easy transition points with his defense – he has great hands and a knack for interrupting passing lanes. He’s another guard with size who attacks the basket and has good footwork in the paint. He shot just 29.6% on 3s so that will be an area of focus along with playmaking skills as a passer”
If Wesley were to end up being drafted 21st it’d be the highest a Notre Dame player was selected since [autotag]Jerian Grant[/autotag] went 19th overall to the Knicks in 2015.
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