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Kentucky center Malachi Moreno continues to raise his NBA Draft stock

Kentucky Wildcats On SI·Andrew Stefaniak·23 days ago
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Kentucky is counting on Malachi Moreno being the starting center for the Wildcats next season, but there is a world where he could stay in the NBA Draft. Earlier in the week, Moreno moved up to right outside of the first round in a Bleacher Report NBA Mock Draft, but now he has moved into the first round. Yahoo Sports has Moreno ranked 24th overall, going to the New York Knicks, a team that he has reportedly worked out for so far this week. The Knicks will be needing a center next year, and it sounds like they have some serious interest in the Kentucky native seven-footer. Last year, heading into his freshman season, Big Blue Nation didn’t expect Moreno to play a ton. Fans figured he would play a few games while Jayden Quaintance got healthy, but this never really happened, and Moreno took over as the starter for Brandon Garrison. As a true freshman in the SEC, Moreno averaged 7.8 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and 1.5 blocks per game.…

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