Before the NCAA Tournament, finding anything with Kris Jenkins and the NBA would’ve been a tall-task.
Now, the National Championship game hero is set to test the waters.
Kris Jenkins & Josh Hart both said they'll go through the NBA draft evaluation process.
— Reuben Frank (@RoobCSN) April 6, 2016
With the new rules, prospects can go through the evaluation process to get a fair assessment of where they stand in the NBA circles. Only first round picks are guaranteed a contract, which is why you’ll see tons of guys end up back in school.
“I’ll go through the process and see how it goes and get feedback,” Jenkins said.
Is Jenkins a first rounder now?
When it comes to shooting, he can shoot with the best of them, but with him only standing at 6-foot-6, it’s difficult to find a true position for him at the next level.
In a perfect world, you’d want him to play at the three, but he’ll have to work on his ball-handling and improve defensively because he would get abused by perimeter players at the next level.
However, Jenkins has the bulk to bang in the paint, but his height may hinder him from being effective on the defensive side of the ball.
After Jenkins goes through the process, odds are he’ll decide it’s best for him to go back to school.
“If I hear good things, then we’ll go from there, but if it’s not what I want to hear, then I have another year left of college, and there’s nothing wrong with that.”