Ex-UK star and current Milwaukee Bucks rookie Jodie Meeks was among the top 10 performers in the recently-completed NBA Summer League, so says nbadraft.net.
The site ranked overall top pick Blake Griffin as the best player in the league, followed by another Milwaukee Bucks rookie, guard Brandon Jennings. Houston Rockets’ rookie Chase Budinger ranked third.
Meeks was ranked ninth.
You can read the rest of the list here.
As for its analysis of Meeks, here’s an excerpt:
The Bucks quickly signed 2nd round draft pick Meeks, and his performance in Vegas showed us the reason. Meeks scored 19.0 ppg on 55.7% shooting. The Bucks traded away Richard Jefferson before the draft happened and opened up some minutes on the wing. If Meeks can continue to score at the pace he did in college and again in Vegas during the summer league, there may be an opportunity for Meeks to step right in and contribute.
John Clay is a sports columnist for the Lexington Herald-Leader. A native of Central Kentucky and graduate of UK, he covered UK football for 13 seasons before being promoted to columnist in 2000. He lives in Lexington with his wife and two sons. You can e-mail him at jclay@herald-leader.com.
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