Found some more notes on De'Andre Hunter, the 6-7 wing who stood out in last night's UVA/MIA game.
Hunter was ESPN's 72nd rated player in the 2016 high school class, which sounds low, but Bruno Fernando (Maryland) was 71st & he's projected to either be a late 1st/early 2nd this year or a top 10 pick in next year's NBA draft.
Hunter red-shirted last year, so he's a red-shirt freshman. Looking at a few more highlights of him, the kid can shoot & has a very nice mid range game. He has a short of "old man" feel to his game. He definitely has put time in the weight room because he doesn't even resemble the same scrawny kid you see in AAU highlights.
Also he's from Philly & was working out last summer with another Philly native Rasheed Wallace. I feel like he's a guy who won't (and probably shouldn't) declare for this year's draft, but I could see him being a Mikal Bridges type. Mikal was the 82nd rated player by ESPN in the 2014 high school class, red-shirted his first year at Villanova, and improved his game incrementally each year. Hunter fits that same profile.
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