by LARRY VAUGHT
College basketball analytics guru Evan Miyakawa (EvanMiya.com and host of The EvanMiya College Basketball Show, liked Kentucky’s addition of guard Zoom Diallo from Washington.
“He’s clearly a top 20 guy in the (transfer) portal. Great scorer, great playmaker,” Miyakawa said.
Kentucky has also added another guard, Alex Wilkins of Furman, through the transfer portal. Miyakawa gives both Diallo and Wilkins A projection grades in assists on his YouTube show discussing some of the best top transfer portal players. Diallo got an A- for his playmaking grade even though he was turnover prone at times at Washington the last two years.
“It’s worth the amount of risks that he’s taking in the amount of times he’s turning the ball over because it’s still more than outweighed by the amount of good that he’s causing by making great passes,” Miyakawa said.
The statistics guru is not quite as high on Wilkins’ playmaking ability and gave him an F in turnovers that offset his high number of assists. That left him with a B for his overall playmaking grade. In Miyakawa’s system, Diallo ranked in the 95th percentile in playmaking while Wilkins was 81st. He noted on his show that Wilkins ranked near the bottom of the transfer portal in turnovers.
“I think Wilkins will be solid but highly doubt he’ll be a top two player on the team,” Miyakawa said.
