Archie Goodwin is the first victim of UK head coach John Calipari’s recruiting success. The UK freshman announced his intention to enter the NBA Draft in a release from UK Athletics. “Although I really wanted Archie to return for his sophomore season, I fully support him choosing to pursue his dreams,” Calipari said in the release.
ESPN’s draft expert Chad Ford doesn’t believe Goodwin is ready for the NBA. “I don’t think he’s ready,” Ford told The Courier-Journal’s Kyle Tucker on Monday.
Even Goodwin himself believed two weeks ago that he wasn’t ready for the NBA. “I don’t think I’m ready to go,” Goodwin said after the loss to Robert Morris. “If any of us were saying we think we should leave, then we’d all be delusional.”