BYU's Jimmer Fredette dropped 43 points in a win against No. 4 San Diego State in front of a ton of NBA scouts and execs Wednesday night. The verdict? The guy they've been hating on for months is suddenly being mentioned as a lottery pick. We wrote about Fredette two weeks ago, and many NBA scouts were still insisting he was a bubble first-rounder. Now? We're hearing Stephen Curry comparisons in earnest.
To read what scouts are saying about Fredette and SDSU's Kahwi Leonard after Wednesday's matchup, plus a more defined look at what teams may do with their lottery picks, you must be an ESPN Insider.
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