Marquette Golden Eagles Tyler Kolek has been floating up and down NBA Mock Drafts throughout the course of the last several months. The NBA Draft will take place next month and Kolek is hoping his name gets called in the 2024 NBA Draft.
Tyler Kolek has helped the Golden Eagles college basketball program reach new heights under head coach Shaka Smart over the past two seasons. Kolek was also invited to the 2024 NBA Draft Combine, so other NBA teams will get a close look at him and scout him.
He is 6’3″ and weighs 195 lbs and 23 years old. This past season with the Marquette Golden Eagles, he played in 31 games and averaged 15.3 PPG, 4.9 RPG, 7.7 APG, 0.2 BPG, and 1.6 SPG. Kolek also shot 38.8% from three-point land and also 49.6% from the field. He also shot 85.1% from the field.
The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor Has Marquette Golden Eagles Tyler Kolek As a Second-Round Pick In the 2024 NBA Draft
In the latest NBA Mock Draft that the Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor has, he has Kolek being selected 33rd overall in the 2024 NBA Draft by the San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs are an NBA team that is totally rebuilding and they hope to build around potential superstar Victor Wembanyama. O’Connor wrote about the Spurs taking Kolek with this selection by saying:
“Kolek could be a perfect point guard for Wembanyama (and Clingan) because of his low-turnover playmaking prowess. He can get buckets and plays hard, too.”
Some of the NBA comparisons that Tyler Kolek is receiving from O’Connell are Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks and Goran Dragic. Brunson is one of the best point guards in the NBA now and he is one of the reasons why the Knicks have been successful as of late.
Some of Kolek’s positives are as follows according to the Ringer:
“High-feel point guard who can play quickly, slowly, and at every speed in between, both out on the break and in the half-court. He uses his dribble to create angles for perfectly timed passes to cutters and shooters. Loves attacking the basket with his lightning-quick first step and burst. Though he’s a below-the-rim finisher, he’s incredibly crafty in the paint using layups high off the glass and floaters.”
Some of his negatives are:
“He should work on speeding up his release off the dribble so that he’s more of a threat even when contested. He also doesn’t use a midrange jumper, but working that into his repertoire would raise his ceiling.”
