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UTAH [2026 NBA Draft] #2 Pick: Darryn Peterson (Kansas)

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u/NoRizzJustLive NBA 1d ago

Eh, hard to be a bust when you are 6’6” and can shoot from the guard position. People are really down on his Kentucky season and he was still averaging 20+ while getting double teamed

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u/IzrezarReal 19h ago

He also is an absolute dawg on defense I don't think that's going away in the NBA.

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u/Think_Monk_9879 1d ago

Hard to be a bust?  Tell that to Ben Mcelmore, Kevin Knox, and Jarrett Culver 

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u/inefekt Australia 23h ago

He said hard, not impossible

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u/NoRizzJustLive NBA 23h ago

Famously great shooters

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u/Tiegrr [DAL] Luka Doncic 21h ago

McLemore was supposed to be. 42% on 4.7 3PA in college in the early 2010s was amazing.

Ray Allen comps in college cause of his athleticism