Wildcats’ Jones, Liggins, and Knight Declare for Draft
2011-04-20
Kentucky junior DeAndre Liggins and freshmen Terrence Jones and Brandon Knight have declared for this year’s NBA Draft. None of the three have signed or announced plans to sign with an agent.
Or: tentatively good news. Knight, Jones, and Liggins have not hired agents yet, which means they can withdraw from the draft any time before May 8th if they don’t like where they are rumored to be selected. Most mock drafts have Knight coming off the board around #8, Jones at approximately #10, and Liggins… well, Liggins might want to return for his senior year. My completely underinformed opinion is that if the Cavs fail to acquire the privilege of drafting Kyrie Irving, they will strongly consider drafting Knight with the Clippers’ pick if he’s still available.
@J: In a couple years I would like to have our lottery PG as the starter and have Sessions as the backup. However, with Baron’s contract that would really shrink everyone’s minutes for the next 1.5 to 2 years. However, the front office seems intent on getting/keeping the most talented players, regardless of position. Maybe Sessions can play some SG. If there is only one positive quality about this draft class it is the fact that there are 3 strong PG prospects. With two top ten picks, we should try get one of them. I would also like to get… Read more »
Everyone is so set on a PG in the draft, I’d like to keep Sessions around for at least a year longer…
The more talent that enters this draft, the better for the Cavs. If not Irving, then Knight is a good second option for a point guard. Baron Davis has been nothing but a positive for the Cavs since he came in and hopefully he’ll be a good/great presence going forward and help mentor our point guard of the future. Coach Scott has had some success with pg’s so this could be a good situation for either Irving/Knight or even a Walker if it came down to it.
I think that if the Cavs win the lottery like they hopefully will, they will take Irving. If not, they should certainly consider taking Knight as both are scoring point guards. One thing to think about though…. do you really want Baron Davis to stick around with either of these young kids there? He is a volatile commodity and should not be kept around young players.
I am a fan of both Knight and Jones if they fall in the right places. Or if the Cavs try to use the TPE to snag one of them.
I know Jones struggled at times during his frosh year at Kentucky…but I think he has solid skills and a lot of room to grow in the more open NBA game. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rZVHFkh2W0
This is great news. It’s almost (but not quite) good enough to make up for Barnes’ decision to stay in college. I’ve watched about 10 UK games this year and one in person (against UF). I came away extremely impressed with Knight’s ability confidence and shot-making ability. It always seemed like he was in complete control of the game and would make the correct play, even if the shots weren’t falling. I really like him and I think a natural PG like Byron Scott or Baron Davis could coach him up to be a star. If the Cavs don’t get… Read more »