5. Mikel Brown Jr. just gave Kinney the blueprint to be a superstar
Since Mikel Brown committed to Louisville, his NBA Draft stock has skyrocketed, and he has won a gold medal with Team USA. Kinney should look at Brown and see that Kelsey is creating not just a projected 2026 NBA Lottery Draft pick, but a projected top-five pick in the draft.
While Kansas, Kentucky, and others have elite point guards, none are on the level of Brown right now. Kinney clearly has goals of playing in the NBA, and when he goes on social media, Brown is emerging as one of the top players in college basketball before the season has even begun.
Brown is revealing the blueprint for Kinney and is showing him what he has to do to become an elite point guard in his true freshman season. The path is clear for Kinney; now, he has to follow what Brown has paved for him and commit to Louisville, becoming the next elite point guard for the Cardinals and Kelsey.
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