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Darryn Peterson Has No. 1 Pick Talent And Kobe Bryant Upside: Kendrick Perkins

Perkins said Peterson’s name is rising in No. 1 pick conversations, with scouts viewing him as maybe “the most talented player of the draft.” He said teams have researched the Kansas concerns, but his pace, shooting, and pick-and-roll reads should translate. Perkins gave the ceiling-floors bluntly: “Low end, Bradley Beal. High end, Kobe Bryant.”

By Raahib Singh

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