John Calipari’s goal of having half of the NBA All-Star Game comprised of Kentucky products may not have come to fruition yet, but many of his former players are legitimate NBA stars.
In the annual NBA GM survey, Karl-Anthony Towns, Anthony Davis and Devin Booker all received recognition.
Towns, the reigning NBA Rookie of the Year from Piscataway, N.J. and the Minnesota Timberwolves, was the pick of 48.3 percent of general managers for who they would sign if they were starting a franchise from scratch.
Golden State’s Kevin Durant was a distant second at 20.7 percent, while LeBron James was third at 17.2 percent.