Kentucky guard Tyler Herro has become the latest member of the team to declare for the 2019 NBA draft.
Herro joins PJ Washington and Keldon Johnson in entering the draft process, while fellow guards Ashton Hagans and Immanuel Quickley have announced their intentions to return to school for another season.
While Herro will sign with an agent, new NCAA rules allow him to return to Lexington if he withdraws from the process by May 29.
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— Tyler Herro (@raf_tyler) April 12, 2019
He averaged 14.0 points and 4.5 rebounds per game this past season while shooting 93.5 percent from the free-throw line.
Herro is projected to go No. 20 overall to the Boston Celtics, according to NBADraft.net.
Obviously, it’s no surprise to see John Calipari sending more players to the draft, and it seems like the trio of Herro, Washington, and Johnson will have an opportunity to all be drafted in the first round.
Calipari will try to reload once again next season with a stellar 2019 recruiting class that includes three top 25 players in Kahlil Whitney, Tyrese Maxey, and Keion Brooks.
The Wildcats have also landed 4-star small forward Dontaie Allen and 6-9 Bucknell graduate transfer Nate Sestina.
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