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Tennessee basketball: Ranking the top 5 Vols with 2020 NBA Draft potential

By Caleb Calhoun

COLUMBUS, OHIO - MARCH 24: Lamonte Turner #1 and Jordan Bowden #23 of the Tennessee Volunteers react after defeating the Iowa Hawkeyes 83-77 in the Second Round of the NCAA Basketball Tournament at Nationwide Arena on March 24, 2019 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
COLUMBUS, OHIO - MARCH 24: Lamonte Turner #1 and Jordan Bowden #23 of the Tennessee Volunteers react after defeating the Iowa Hawkeyes 83-77 in the Second Round of the NCAA Basketball Tournament at Nationwide Arena on March 24, 2019 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /
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Tennessee basketball had a historically great NBA Draft in 2019. Here are the five Volunteers with the most pro potential for 2020.

With four players linking up with pro teams, three players taken in the 2019 NBA Draft and one player taken in the first round, Tennessee basketball clearly has a ton of talent to replace from this last team. However, they also have lots of promising talent back.

As a result, the Vols’ prospects for the 2020 NBA Draft are still pretty high. It may not be as historically great as the 2019 NBA Draft, which is the greatest draft in history for UT. But it could still be pretty darn good, even coming in second in school history.

This is the case even without Kerry Blackshear Jr., who has decided to transfer to the Florida Gators instead of Tennessee basketball. That was a shock to all on Rocky Top, but Rick Barnes still has plenty of talent to work with.

In this post, we’re going to take a look at the five Vols on this upcoming year’s roster with the highest potential to be taken in the 2020 NBA Draft. We’ll take into account proven production, but we’ll also include raw potential and skills that are valued at the next level.

That doesn’t mean these are the guaranteed biggest contributors for next year, by the way. There’s plenty of history, especially in Knoxville, of very good college players not translating as well to the pros.

It just takes into account what players be able to show the pro scouts as contributors for the team throughout next season. And even in down periods, the Vols have historically put out some very talented players.

So with the roster set, can Barnes keep the program rolling? Who is he going to depend on for that to happen? Let’s take a look here. This is our ranking of the five Tennessee basketball players with the most 2020 NBA Draft potential.

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