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Kentucky’s Lee: ‘My plan is to go to the NBA’
- Updated: April 20, 2016
9:23 AM ET
Marcus Lee has every intention of leaving the Kentucky Wildcats to enter the NBA draft.
“I haven’t hired an agent,” the 6-foot-9 junior forward told ESPN. “Because I want to keep my eligibility just in case I decide to come back, but my plan is to go to the NBA. That’s the only goal.”
Kentucky coach John Calipari announced that all draft-eligible players on his roster — including walk-on players — would declare for the NBA draft and take advantage of the new rule that allows underclassmen to declare without hiring an agent, go through the process and still withdraw 10 days after the NBA combine in mid-May.
Marcus Lee averaged 6.4 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.6 blocks for Kentucky this past season. Kim Klement/USA TODAY Sports
Jamal Murray, Tyler Ulis and Skal Labissiere have each announced they will sign with an agent, but Lee was concerned …
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