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SEC Basketball: Six SEC players projected to go in NBA Draft

By Matt Green

Mar 4, 2017; College Station, TX, USA; Kentucky Wildcats guard Malik Monk (5) celebrates with guard De'Aaron Fox (0) after a play during the second half against the Texas A&M Aggies at Reed Arena. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 4, 2017; College Station, TX, USA; Kentucky Wildcats guard Malik Monk (5) celebrates with guard De'Aaron Fox (0) after a play during the second half against the Texas A&M Aggies at Reed Arena. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 17, 2016; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Kentucky Wildcats guard Malik Monk (5) shoots during a game against the North Carolina Tar Heels at T-Mobile Arena. Kentucky won the game 103-100. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 17, 2016; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Kentucky Wildcats guard Malik Monk (5) shoots during a game against the North Carolina Tar Heels at T-Mobile Arena. Kentucky won the game 103-100. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports /

Malik Monk, Kentucky

Monk is a 6’4, 197-pound shooting guard and this guy gets buckets. There are no flaws in his offensive game. He is an elite athlete and a knockdown shooter. One of the only knocks on him is that he doesn’t have prototype size for an NBA shooting guard.

Monk averaged 19.8 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game last season. He also shot 39.7 percent from three while attempting 6.9 threes per game.

DraftExpress.net projects Monk to go no. 8 to the New York Knicks, while nbadraft.net projects him to go no. 10 to the Sacramento Kings.

NBA Comparison: Eric Gordon, Houston Rockets

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