Milwaukee guard Patrick Baldwin Jr. plans to remain within the 2022 NBA draft after one season with the Panthers, he informed Michael Scotto of HoopsHype.
Baldwin, a former consensus five-star recruit, averaged 12.1 factors, 5.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 11 video games. He was restricted attributable to a earlier ankle harm however produced a double-double in his debut on Nov. 9 with 21 factors and 10 rebounds.
He largely didn’t stay as much as expectations at Milwaukee and had an underwhelming exhibiting on the draft mix. He ranked within the backside 5 in lane agility (12.25 seconds) and three-quarter dash (3.45 seconds), and likewise had the worst max vertical leap (26.5 inches).
As a result of Baldwin struggled in faculty, many thought he may return to high school to be able to enhance his draft inventory. Nevertheless, Baldwin mentioned he’s receiving good suggestions throughout the pre-draft course of and can forgo his remaining faculty eligibility.
I plan on staying in. I feel the suggestions I’ve been getting is fairly good. Sometimes, a whole lot of the groups haven’t even talked about the testing as an element for me. Numerous what I do is taking pictures, spacing the ground, making the right play and being a heady basketball participant. That’s one thing I’ll financial institution on going into this course of. I’ve gotten some fairly good suggestions to date.
Groups nonetheless doubtless view Baldwin as a first-round decide given his total skillset. They doubtless nonetheless see a participant that was as soon as extremely touted getting into faculty and consider he can become a possible franchise cornerstone on the subsequent degree.
The NBA draft will happen on June 23.
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