Has Kennedy at 25 to the Bucks. I included the writeup on him at the bottom. I have only included the first 13 picks, plus a few more of note.
Chet Holmgren | Gonzaga | PF | Age: 19.7
2. Detroit Pistons
Paolo Banchero | Duke | PF/C | Age: 19.2
3. Houston Rockets
Jabari Smith | Auburn | SF/PF | Age: 18.7
4. Oklahoma City Thunder
Jalen Duren | Memphis | C | Age: 18.1
5. Sacramento Kings
Jaden Ivey | Purdue | PG/SG | Age: 19.9
6. San Antonio Spurs
Keegan Murray | Iowa | PF/C | Age: 21.4
7. New Orleans Pelicans
Shaedon Sharpe | Kentucky | SG | Age: 18.6
8. Indiana Pacers
Johnny Davis | Wisconsin | PG/SG | Age: 19.9
9. Washington Wizards
TyTy Washington Jr. | Kentucky | PG/SG | Age: 20.1
10. Atlanta Hawks
Bennedict Mathurin | Arizona | SF | Age: 19.6
11. New York Knicks
A.J. Griffin | Duke | SF/PF | Age: 18.4
12. Portland Trail Blazers
Ochai Agbaji | Kansas | SF | Age: 21.7
13. Memphis Grizzlies (from Lakers)
Jean Montero | Overtime Elite | PG/SG | Age: 18.5
20. Atlanta Hawks (from Charlotte)
JD Davison | Alabama | PG | Age: 19.3
25. Milwaukee Bucks
Kennedy Chandler | Tennessee | PG | Age: 19.3
26. Memphis Grizzlies
Ousmane Dieng | NZ Breakers | SF/PF | Age: 18.6
27. Memphis Grizzlies (from Utah)
Hugo Besson | NZ Breakers | PG/SG | Age: 20.7
30. Oklahoma City Thunder (from Phoenix)
Walker Kessler | Auburn | C | Age: 20.5
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Chandler has had a roller coaster of a freshman year, coming up flat in some of Tennessee's biggest games this season while showing significant potential in others. Opinions on how to view him as an NBA prospect vary drastically from team to team and scout to scout, which may be partially due to the Vols' extremely difficult schedule. No team has played tougher defenses thus far according to KenPom, which has surely provided for a difficult learning curve for the skinny 19-year=old point guard.
At his best, Chandler is clearly one of the most talented point guards in the college game, blessed with incredible speed and burst, shifty ball-handling ability, terrific creativity as a finisher and passer and flashes of real shot-making ability. His quickness, basketball instincts and length are evidenced by the way he gets in passing lanes, averaging more steals than any player in the final ESPN 100 for 2021.
With that said, he's looked surprisingly tentative for big parts of the season, passing up open looks regularly, appearing reluctant to use his speed to his advantage, struggling from the free-throw line and looking too often to the sidelines for guidance instead of playing off his outstanding instincts. Some of that may be due to the rigid system he plays in, where he's mostly surrounded by non-shooters in traditional lineups with multiple big men. That doesn't explain why Chandler, a career 80% free-throw shooter entering college (on a healthy sample size) is making just 60% of his attempts at the stripe this season, though.
Scouts will hope to see Chandler's confidence grow as the year moves on and he hopefully finds a little more swagger and on-court personality to match his terrific talent -- sometimes it takes longer for freshman guards to find their footing. Questions already exist about Chandler's size (measured 5-foot-11 barefoot), thin frame and his struggles shooting off the dribble, leaving teams to ponder whether he projects as a solid backup or if he can evolve into more than that as his NBA career progresses.
With 11 SEC games still left to play, along with the SEC and NCAA tournaments, there's quite a bit of time left for Chandler to show growth, especially with many of the team's toughest games already in the rearview.
-- Givony
Jonathan Givony's NBA mock draft
1. Orlando MagicChet Holmgren | Gonzaga | PF | Age: 19.7
2. Detroit Pistons
Paolo Banchero | Duke | PF/C | Age: 19.2
3. Houston Rockets
Jabari Smith | Auburn | SF/PF | Age: 18.7
4. Oklahoma City Thunder
Jalen Duren | Memphis | C | Age: 18.1
5. Sacramento Kings
Jaden Ivey | Purdue | PG/SG | Age: 19.9
6. San Antonio Spurs
Keegan Murray | Iowa | PF/C | Age: 21.4
7. New Orleans Pelicans
Shaedon Sharpe | Kentucky | SG | Age: 18.6
8. Indiana Pacers
Johnny Davis | Wisconsin | PG/SG | Age: 19.9
9. Washington Wizards
TyTy Washington Jr. | Kentucky | PG/SG | Age: 20.1
10. Atlanta Hawks
Bennedict Mathurin | Arizona | SF | Age: 19.6
11. New York Knicks
A.J. Griffin | Duke | SF/PF | Age: 18.4
12. Portland Trail Blazers
Ochai Agbaji | Kansas | SF | Age: 21.7
13. Memphis Grizzlies (from Lakers)
Jean Montero | Overtime Elite | PG/SG | Age: 18.5
20. Atlanta Hawks (from Charlotte)
JD Davison | Alabama | PG | Age: 19.3
25. Milwaukee Bucks
Kennedy Chandler | Tennessee | PG | Age: 19.3
26. Memphis Grizzlies
Ousmane Dieng | NZ Breakers | SF/PF | Age: 18.6
27. Memphis Grizzlies (from Utah)
Hugo Besson | NZ Breakers | PG/SG | Age: 20.7
30. Oklahoma City Thunder (from Phoenix)
Walker Kessler | Auburn | C | Age: 20.5
Kennedy Chandler | 6-1 | PG | Age: 19.3 | Tennessee | No. 25
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Kennedy Chandler sets up Uros Plavsic for a Vols slam
Kennedy Chandler slips between defenders to drop a nice bounce pass to Uros Plavsic, who leaves the hoop shaking after a big dunk.Chandler has had a roller coaster of a freshman year, coming up flat in some of Tennessee's biggest games this season while showing significant potential in others. Opinions on how to view him as an NBA prospect vary drastically from team to team and scout to scout, which may be partially due to the Vols' extremely difficult schedule. No team has played tougher defenses thus far according to KenPom, which has surely provided for a difficult learning curve for the skinny 19-year=old point guard.
At his best, Chandler is clearly one of the most talented point guards in the college game, blessed with incredible speed and burst, shifty ball-handling ability, terrific creativity as a finisher and passer and flashes of real shot-making ability. His quickness, basketball instincts and length are evidenced by the way he gets in passing lanes, averaging more steals than any player in the final ESPN 100 for 2021.
With that said, he's looked surprisingly tentative for big parts of the season, passing up open looks regularly, appearing reluctant to use his speed to his advantage, struggling from the free-throw line and looking too often to the sidelines for guidance instead of playing off his outstanding instincts. Some of that may be due to the rigid system he plays in, where he's mostly surrounded by non-shooters in traditional lineups with multiple big men. That doesn't explain why Chandler, a career 80% free-throw shooter entering college (on a healthy sample size) is making just 60% of his attempts at the stripe this season, though.
Scouts will hope to see Chandler's confidence grow as the year moves on and he hopefully finds a little more swagger and on-court personality to match his terrific talent -- sometimes it takes longer for freshman guards to find their footing. Questions already exist about Chandler's size (measured 5-foot-11 barefoot), thin frame and his struggles shooting off the dribble, leaving teams to ponder whether he projects as a solid backup or if he can evolve into more than that as his NBA career progresses.
With 11 SEC games still left to play, along with the SEC and NCAA tournaments, there's quite a bit of time left for Chandler to show growth, especially with many of the team's toughest games already in the rearview.
-- Givony
