KU basketball guard Gradey Dick receives invitation to attend 2023 NBA Draft: source
Former Kansas Jayhawks guard Gradey Dick has received an invitation to attend the 2023 NBA Draft and sit in the green room at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, a source close to the situation confirmed to The Star.
Dick has accepted the invitation and plans to attend the NBA Draft set for June 22, the source said.
ESPN was the first to report the invitation.
The 6-foot-8 guard from Wichita averaged 14.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game last season, shooting 40% from three.
Dick won multiple honors in his lone season at KU. He landed on the All-Big 12 second team and appeared on the All-Big 12 freshman and newcomer teams.
Most draft experts project Dick as a likely lottery pick and he is ranked as the No. 10 prospect in ESPN’s NBA Draft projections.
ESPN reported, citing unnamed sources, Dick was in the first group of 10 prospects to receive the invitation to the NBA Draft green room before additional invitations went out to nine others on Tuesday.
Dick initially broke the news that he would be declaring for the NBA Draft live on ESPN.
“This year was amazing,” Dick said in an interview on ESPN’s NBA Today. “KU has always been an incredibly special place for me and my family. Growing up in Wichita, I saw my siblings go there, so I dreamed of being there in a jersey. Being on that court in Allen Fieldhouse was truly special. I learned so much about myself on and off the court. Kansas will always be in my heart.”
