Kentucky star declares for NBA Draft

Kentucky will soon add another lottery pick in the NBA Draft.

Mar 15, 2024; Nashville, TN, USA; Kentucky Wildcats guard Rob Dillingham (0) drives to the basket / Steve Roberts-USA TODAY Sports

Before all of the offseason drama with Coach John Calipari leaving for Arkansas, there was only one player who we knew would not for a fact be back at Kentucky next season, and that was Rob Dillingham.

He had an incredible season for the Kentucky Wildcats, averaging 15.2 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 3.9 assists per game as a true freshman. Dillingham also shot 44.4% from three for the Wildcats, making him one of the best freshmen in all of college hoops.

Dillingham just announced he will be entering the upcoming 2024 NBA Draft, where he will be a lottery pick.

He is an elite scorer who will have trouble filling up the stat sheet in the NBA despite being a smaller guard.

Dillingham is going to be a star in the NBA and the next great former Kentucky guard in the league.

NBADraft.Net had this to say about Dillingham's outlook as an NBA prospect, "Dillingham doesn’t have prototypical size for the next level, but his offensive skill set and ability to score in bunches makes him an intriguing prospect … He will be a microwave type scorer at the NBA level who can also play the role of a distributor … He can beat defenders off the bounce with his shifty moves, create shots for himself and others, and can also be an excellent spot up shooter … This will allow him to play within many different systems and alongside many different types of players … There will be many people that focus on his lack of size and defensive ability, but his propensity for scoring the basketball at a high level and ability to initiate scoring bursts in a variety of ways should allow him to have an immediate impact at the next level and find himself as a high lottery pick in a draft with a lot of question marks at the top …"