UCLA freshman Amari Bailey -- the No. 42 prospect in the ESPN 100 -- will enter the 2023 NBA draft, according to a post on his Instagram page Thursday.
will enter the 2023 NBA draft, according to a post on his Instagram page Thursday.
Bailey, the No. 42 prospect in the ESPN 100, will not be returning to play in college, according to his mother, Johanna Leia.The 6-foot-4 combo guard made the Pac-12 All-Freshman team after averaging 11.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game, shooting 39% from 3. He played his best basketball late in the season, posting 50 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists in three NCAA tournament games while shooting 18-for-32 from the field.
Bailey, who has a significant online following, came into UCLA with considerable fanfare, as ESPN's No. 5 high school recruit in 2022, but struggled early to find his footing on a veteran team that ranked among the best in the country for much of the year. His excellent ball-handling ability, shiftiness changing speeds and getting into the paint, ability to pass off a live dribble and improved defense caught the eyes of NBA scouts late in the year and put him back in the picture as a potential first-round pick depending on how the pre-draft process shakes out.
The NBA draft combine will be held May 15-21 in Chicago, and the draft will be June 22 in New York City.
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