First of all, Meeks is only 6-foot-4. As a shooting guard, that is shorter than the height NBA scouts prefer. On top of that, he doesn’t possess long arms or extreme athletic ability to make up for his lack of height. Although he’s strong, it’s difficult for strength alone to give a 6-foot-4 player the ability to play shooting guard in the NBA.

Secondly, his hot shooting this season has seemingly come out of nowhere. In high school, Meeks was known as a good shooter but not a great shooter. In his first two seasons in Kentucky, Meeks didn’t shoot or play very well. His explosion this season may be looked at with a skeptical eye since he doesn’t have much of a history.

All that said, if Meeks can continue his current level of play, his numbers alone will likely get him looks at the end of the first round and throughout the second round. For Meeks, it might be best to come back for his senior year to give NBA scouts more of a look at what he’s capable of doing over the long haul.

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