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When will Kentucky basketball’s Rob Dillingham come off board during 2024 NBA Draft?

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When will Kentucky basketball’s Rob Dillingham come off board during 2024 NBA Draft?

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LEXINGTON — Rob Dillingham is a near lock to come off the board during the first round of the 2024 NBA Draft on Wednesday night.

An electrifying scorer for Kentucky basketball in 2023-24 during the final season of the John Calipari era in Lexington, Dillingham poured in 15.2 points per game, the second-best figure on the team behind senior Antonio Reeves (who averaged a Calipari-era record at 20.2). A North Carolina native, the lion’s share of Dillingham’s production came as a reserve. Of his 32 appearances for the Wildcats last season, Dillingham made only one start, which came in Game 2 against Texas A&M-Commerce.

Dillingham won the SEC’s Sixth Man of the Year award. He also was named to the All-SEC Second Team (by both the league’s coaches and media members) and All-SEC Freshman Team.

NBA draft projections for former Kentucky basketball player Rob Dillingham

Here’s where Dillingham might be selected, based on the latest mock draft projections.

  • The Athletic: 13th, Sacramento Kings (Updated June 20)
  • Bleacher Report: 11th, Chicago Bulls (Updated June 19)
  • CBS Sports: 13th, Sacramento Kings (Last updated June 21)
  • ESPN: Eighth, San Antonio Spurs (Updated June 20)
  • The Ringer: 11th, Chicago Bulls (Updated June 17)
  • SB Nation: 12th, Oklahoma City Thunder (Updated June 18; mock draft only included 30 picks in first round)
  • USA TODAY: Eighth, San Antonio Spurs (Updated June 20; mock draft only included 30 picks in first round)
  • Yahoo! Sports: 16th, Philadelphia 76ers (Updated June 17)

Reach Kentucky men’s basketball and football reporter Ryan Black at rblack@gannett.com and follow him on X at @RyanABlack.

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