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Kansas star Darrin Peterson offered an absurd explanation to ease some teams’ concerns ahead of next month’s NBA Draft.

For many basketball evaluators, there was no more exciting NBA prospect than the Jayhawks guard in the 2025-26 college basketball season as the freshman was one of the most prolific scorers in the country. He has a great mid-range game, but can also be a force at the basket and from three. But he doesn’t need to be a ball hog and can be dangerous without it.

Additionally, the 6-foot-5 guard has a wingspan similar to that of a 6-foot-10 player, and this, along with his athletic ability, plays a significant role in why he is also a difference-maker on the defensive side of the ball. He has the potential to become a perennial All-Star at the next level. However, he had one major challenge stacked against him in his lone season at Kansas: his availability.

Of the Jayhawks’ 35 games, Peterson missed 11, and there were instances when he asked to leave games early while on the heater. This led to questions about how dedicated he was to winning, as the crux of it all often seemed to be the excuse.

Well, this week, Peterson tried to calm some doubters about possibly being the No. 1 pick in June’s draft with an explanation of cramp issues. The 19-year-old told ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne that “a new round of blood tests and other tests” by doctors during the pre-draft process revealed that creatine was the cause of his cramps.

Darryn Peterson feared he was dying during convulsive episode in September

“I had never taken it before, but after the season, I took two weeks off and they did tests that showed my baseline levels were already high,” he said. “So, when I took the dose they said [a process of increasing a dose over time to create maximum benefit at the beginning of taking a supplement]”This would have made the levels unsafe.”

Peterson revealed that his cramps got so bad at a Kansas boot camp in September that he actually feared he might die.

“I took it to the training room and begged them to call 911,” Peterson recalled of the cramps he felt in his legs, stomach, back, arms and hands. “They were trying to give me an IV, get a vein to get me back hydrated. But I was convulsing so hard they couldn’t get the vein out. I thought I was going to die on the training table that day.”

In recent mock drafts, Peterson is projected to go to the Indiana Pacers (No. 2) or the Brooklyn Nets (No. 2) in Round 1 of the NBA Draft.

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有新传言称，堪萨斯大学的得分机器达林·彼得森 (Darryn Peterson) 可能不再被视为 2026 年 NBA 选秀中的顶级后卫，并且已经输给了阿肯色州球星小达柳斯·阿卡夫 (Darius Acuff, Jr.)。

随着 NBA 常规赛接近尾声，近十几支球队在 1 月和 2 月开始采取坦克策略后，已经进入准备模式，寻找预计在 6 月选秀中出现的最佳新秀。

如此多的球队早早开始陷入困境的一个关键原因是，今年的选秀班可能是很长一段时间以来最深入、人才最丰富的选秀班之一。堪萨斯大学的达林·彼得森 (Darryn Peterson) 是一位受到众多球探和 NBA 高管关注的球员。

虽然一些人在本赛季由于各种原因缺席了多场比赛后质疑他的热情和奉献精神，但不可否认的是，他有潜力进入联盟并迅速产生影响，因为他已经为 NBA 做好了准备。

然而，甚至有很多人说他仍然是第一名的热门人选。然而，似乎有一种越来越多的运动将不同的球员视为 2026 届最佳后卫。

达柳斯·阿卡夫 (Darius Acuff) 是 NBA 选秀第一顺位的新竞争者？

NBA 内部人士杰克·费舍尔 (Jake Fischer) 报道称：“我确实听说，在阿卡夫在 SEC 锦标赛中的出色表现延续到 NCAA 锦标赛后，一些球队在皮特森和阿肯色州后卫达柳斯·阿卡夫 (Darius Acuff) 之间越来越矛盾。”

“我采访过的一些球探甚至认为阿卡夫的排名高于彼得森。尽管人们对阿卡夫的身材和防守感到担忧，但约翰·卡利帕里坚持认为他和他执教过的任何新秀后卫一样有天赋，这当然不会有什么坏处。”

在不同的 NBA 模拟选秀中，萨克拉门托国王队、犹他爵士队和亚特兰大老鹰队等球队预计会使用他们的乐透选秀权来挑选一名顶级后卫。

小阿卡夫 (Acuff, Jr.) 是少数在 2025-26 赛季首个赛季表现出色的新生之一。这位底特律人在得分（23.5）和助攻（6.4）方面领先阿肯色州，同时每晚还能贡献 3.1 个篮板。

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有新傳言稱，堪薩斯大學的得分機器達林·彼得森 (Darryn Peterson) 可能不再被視為 2026 年 NBA 選秀中的頂級後衛，並且已經輸給了阿肯色州球星小達柳斯·阿卡夫 (Darius Acuff, Jr.)。

隨著 NBA 常規賽接近尾聲，近十幾支球隊在 1 月和 2 月開始採取坦克策略後，已經進入準備模式，尋找預計在 6 月選秀中出現的最佳新秀。

如此多的球隊早早開始陷入困境的一個關鍵原因是，今年的選秀班可能是很長一段時間以來最深入、最豐富的選秀班之一。堪薩斯大學的達林彼得森 (Darryn Peterson) 是一位受到許多球探和 NBA 高層關注的球員。

雖然有些人在本賽季由於各種原因缺席了多場比賽後質疑他的熱情和奉獻精神，但不可否認的是，他有潛力進入聯盟並迅速產生影響，因為他已經為 NBA 做好了準備。

然而，甚至有很多人說他仍然是第一名的熱門人選。然而，似乎有一種越來越多的運動將不同的球員視為 2026 屆最佳後衛。

達柳斯·阿卡夫 (Darius Acuff) 是 NBA 選秀第一順位的新競爭者？

NBA 內部人士傑克·費舍爾 (Jake Fischer) 報道稱：“我確實聽說，在阿卡夫在 SEC 錦標賽中的出色表現延續到 NCAA 錦標賽後，一些球隊在皮特森和阿肯色州後衛達柳斯·阿卡夫 (Darius Acuff) 之間越來越矛盾。”

「我採訪過的一些球探甚至認為阿卡夫的排名高於彼得森。儘管人們對阿卡夫的身材和防守感到擔憂，但約翰·卡利帕里堅持認為他和他執教過的任何新秀後衛一樣有天賦，這當然不會有什麼壞處。”

在不同的 NBA 模擬選秀中，薩克拉門托國王隊、猶他爵士隊和亞特蘭大老鷹隊等球隊預計會使用他們的樂透選秀權來挑選一名頂級後衛。

小阿卡夫 (Acuff, Jr.) 是少數在 2025-26 賽季首個賽季表現出色的新生之一。這位底特律人在得分（23.5）和助攻（6.4）方面領先阿肯色州，同時每晚也能貢獻 3.1 個籃板。

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A great option for Kansas and Arkansas to replace their top players who just entered the college basketball transfer portal. However, he may not be available for much longer.

Both the Jayhawks and Razorbacks were among the top 25 teams in the nation during the 2025–26 season. Although they have several good players on their roster, neither team is as strong without top stars Darrin Peterson and Darius Acuff, Jr.

The guard duo were among the best players in the country this year, which is why – to the dismay of Kansas and Arkansas fans – both of them could be selected in the first 10 picks of June’s NBA Draft. It will be very difficult to replace his numbers next season. However, a fantastic option has just entered the transfer portal.

This week, Sienna star Gavin Doty told the Times Union that he plans to enter the portal. The sophomore took another significant developmental step in his game last season. Leading the program in points (18.0), and was second in rebounds (6.9), assists (2.2), and steals (1.3). Under the guidance of Bill Self or John Calipari, he could become a national star next season.

Gavin Doty may follow his Siena coach to Syracuse

Both Kansas and Arkansas have the financial resources to attract Doty to their schools next season. Especially with the books coming out in Peterson and Acuff, Jr.’s name, image and likeness. Plus, playing for legendary coaches would be attractive to any player in the country, and they could certainly develop Doughty into an NBA prospect.

However, as tempting as a trip to Kansas or Arkansas would be for the Sienna product, there’s a very good chance Doty heads to Syracuse this spring. This may surprise many college basketball fans, but he has a good reason for going to the Orange. His coach for the past two seasons, Gerry McNamara, is doing the same job at Syracuse after becoming a star for the program in the early 2000s.

Players have loyalty to coaches they believe have made them better and it cannot be denied that McNamara is doing a strong job with Doty. While the opportunities may be greater at Kansas and Arkansas, the second-year student will be assured of being the focal point at Syracuse immediately next year. Plus, the move will keep him in upstate New York.

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With Kansas being eliminated in the Round of 32 of the NCAA Tournament over the weekend, the focus has now turned to the NBA Draft for star freshman Darrin Peterson. Peterson is not expected to be a top-two pick in the upcoming draft, but former NBA player Jeff Teague believes Peterson’s hype is not what it seems.

During a recent episode of the ‘Club 52 Podcast,’ Jeff Teague voiced his opinion that Darrin Peterson is no better than Portland Trail Blazers rookie Caleb Love, an opinion that will definitely turn many heads.

“It’s no disrespect, and I think Darrin Peterson is a great player. I think he’s cool. But I think I could get another two-guard, it’s no disrespect, but Caleb Love can give me the same as Darrin Peterson,” Teague said. “That’s not the point, Darrin Peterson can get you 25 per game, but Caleb Love can give me 15-16.”

Teague further stated that he was not convinced there was a better NBA draft prospect than someone like Darrin Peterson, Benedict Mathurin. And before that, Teague also suggested he would draft Duke’s Cameron Boozer in place of Peterson.

Teague is right to say that Caleb Love has had an incredible rookie season with the Blazers after going undrafted and signing a two-way contract. Love has appeared in 45 games as a rookie, including one start, averaging a little over 22 minutes per game. He averaged 11.3 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists with splits of 39 percent shooting from the field, 32.1 percent shooting from the 3-point line and 73.5 percent shooting from the free-throw line.

Love projects to reach his NBA ceiling as a strong scoring guard off a team’s bench, while draft experts view Peterson as a franchise cornerstone type of player. Only time will tell how Peterson performs in the NBA, though.

本次 NBA 选秀周期中最大的问题之一是谁将成为状元秀。获得这一殊荣的候选人有几位，包括杨百翰大学前锋 AJ Dybantsa、杜克大学前锋卡梅伦·布泽尔和堪萨斯大学后卫达林·彼得森。

关于彼得森的主要话题之一是他有时被认为缺乏可用性，以及随着赛季的推移他的投篮命中率受到了打击。

尽管如此，一位 NBA 球探仍然认为这位球星已经脱离了团队。

据 The Athletic 的 CJ Moore 报道，这位球探表示：“达里恩已经进入了自己的世界。” “然后谈话是，AJ 可能是第二名，或者可能是布泽尔，但达林处于不同的领域。”

这位球探还回击了一些有关彼得森和他被认为缺乏竞争力的说法。

“在这段时间里，达林打得不好，投篮也不好，这一切都让人们倾向于 AJ，这是一场真正的对话，”这位球探说道。 “AJ，他在他的身材上所做的事情是不同的。但是我们知道，现在所有这些事情都被公之于众，很多媒体人都说他不喜欢这项运动，他没有竞争力，而其他公牛——我们知道这些都是废话。但现在谁是第一是一个话题。”

谁成为第一可能在很大程度上取决于哪支球队在选秀中获得状元签以及他们的需求是什么。寻找符合当今联盟最佳球员“得分后卫”原型的控球后卫的球队肯定很难放弃彼得森。

本次 NBA 選秀週期中最大的問題之一是誰將成為狀元。獲得這項殊榮的候選人有幾位，包括楊百翰大學前鋒 AJ Dybantsa、杜克大學前鋒卡梅倫·布澤爾和堪薩斯大學後衛達林·彼得森。

關於彼得森的主要話題之一是他有時被認為缺乏可用性，以及隨著賽季的推移他的投籃命中率受到了打擊。

儘管如此，一位 NBA 球探仍然認為這位球星已經脫離了團隊。

據 The Athletic 的 CJ Moore 報道，這位球探表示：“達里恩已經進入了自己的世界。” “然後談話是，AJ 可能是第二名，或者可能是布澤爾，但達林處於不同的領域。”

這位球探還回擊了一些關於彼得森和他被認為缺乏競爭力的說法。

「在這段時間裡，達林打得不好，投籃也不好，這一切都讓人們傾向於 AJ，這是一場真正的對話，」這位球探說。 「AJ，他在他的身材上所做的事情是不同的。但是我們知道，現在所有這些事情都被公之於眾，很多媒體人都說他不喜歡這項運動，他沒有競爭力，而其他公牛——我們知道這些都是廢話。但現在誰是第一是一個話題。”

誰成為第一名可能在很大程度上取決於哪支球隊在選秀中獲得狀元簽以及他們的需求是什麼。尋找符合當今聯盟最佳球員「得分後衛」原型的控球後衛的球隊肯定很難放棄彼得森。

在整个大学篮球赛季中，杨百翰大学的 AJ Dybantsa 和堪萨斯大学的达林·彼得森之间谁应该成为 NBA 选秀第一顺位的争论一直吸引着选秀专家的注意。但据 ESPN 的杰里米·吴 (Jeremy Woo) 表示，这两位新秀球星之间的选择可能归结为哪支球队真正赢得了 2026 年 NBA 选秀乐透。

在吴最新的 NBA 模拟选秀和乐透模拟中，他让萨克拉门托国王队获得了状元签并选择了达林·彼得森。他带领华盛顿奇才队以第二顺位的身份在 NBA 选秀大会上选中了达林·彼得森 (Darryn Peterson)。

当查看两支球队目前的名单时，这些选择是有意义的。国王队需要一个长期的控球后卫解决方案并不奇怪，而彼得森将为他们提供一个潜在的球队基石。奇才队在截止日期前完成了一笔重磅交易，得到了特雷·杨（Trae Young）的明星控球后卫，而像迪班萨（Dybantsa）这样可以让杨喂球的年轻侧翼球员可能更需要。

正如 Woo 报道的那样，“彼得森和 AJ Dybantsa 之间的第一顺位之争非常接近，以至于联盟消息人士普遍认为这是哪支球队最终做出选择的问题。卡梅隆·布泽尔的统治赛季也让他陷入了争论。”

几天前，有一种说法是雷霆队最终获得了状元签。这将确保卡梅伦·布泽尔能够上场，取代迪班萨和彼得森。

无论如何，这将是一个非常有深度和有才华的选秀班，也是获得乐透选秀权的黄金时间，即使NBA威胁要在不久的将来打击“坦克”。

Throughout the college basketball season, the debate over who should be selected No. 1 overall in the NBA Draft between BYU’s AJ DiBuntsa and Kansas’ Darrin Peterson has occupied the minds of draft experts. But according to ESPN’s Jeremy Wu, the choice between the two new stars could depend on which team actually wins the 2026 NBA Draft lottery.

During Wu’s latest NBA mock draft and lottery simulation, he had the Sacramento Kings take the top pick and select Darrin Peterson. He has the Washington Wizards coming in at No. 2 and selecting Darin Peterson in the NBA Draft.

These selections make sense considering the current rosters of both teams. The Kings’ need for a long-term solution at point guard is no surprise, and Peterson would give them a potential franchise cornerstone. The Wizards made a blockbuster trade at the deadline for a star point guard in Trae Young, and a young wing like DiBantsa who can feed Young the ball is probably more of a necessity.

As Wu reports, “The battle for No. 1 is a close one between Peterson and AJ DiBuntsa, with league sources largely seeing it as a matter of which team will ultimately be picked. Cameron Boozer’s impressive season has also kept him in the debate.”

A few days ago, a scenario was revealed where the Thunder ended up with the No. 1 pick. This will ensure that Cameron Boozer will be in the game in place of both DiBantsa and Peterson.

In any case, this is shaping up to be a very deep and talented draft class, and a prime time to pick a lottery pick, even if the NBA is threatening to crack down on ‘tanking’ in the near future.

Nearly throughout the 2026 NBA Draft cycle so far, Kansas guard Darin Peterson has emerged as one of the hottest prospects in this year’s class. However, Peterson’s stock has not remained stable. There have been questions about his health and makeup as his workload at Kansas has not instilled enough confidence that he will be ready to take on superstar roles when he turns professional.

Nonetheless, Pietersen’s talent is readily apparent. His shooting ability is pure, and he can handle the rock with the best of them. He is one of the best pure scoring prospects ever seen in the NBA, and he is being compared to off-guards like Donovan Mitchell, Kobe Bryant, and even Brandon Roy who handle the ball a lot.

But for ESPN’s Vince Goodwill, the NBA player who comes to mind when he watches Peterson play is Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker.

“Talked to some guys earlier today. The name Devin Booker came up to me. Like someone brought up Devin Booker as a pro comp,” Goodwill said in an appearance on Brian Windhorst and The Hoop Collective. “The athleticism doesn’t exactly jump off the page, but he’s an athletic guard. Like he can get where he needs to get. The shot-making is elite.”

Will Darrin Peterson still be the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft?

It’s unclear exactly why Peterson isn’t carrying such a heavy workload for Kansas, but there are concerns about his durability. His scoring has been incredible when he’s been there for the Jayhawks, but every team that drafts him first will want more assurances that the problems he’s dealing with aren’t of the long-term type.

However, the NBA always bets on talent, and there may not be a more talented player in this year’s draft than Peterson.

迄今为止，在几乎整个 2026 年 NBA 选秀周期中，堪萨斯后卫达林·彼得森 (Darryn Peterson) 一直是本届选秀中最诱人的新星。然而，彼得森的股票并没有保持稳定。人们对他的健康和化妆存在疑问，因为他在堪萨斯的工作量并没有激发人们对他在转为职业球员时准备好承担超级巨星职责的信心。

尽管如此，彼得森的才华还是显而易见的。他的投篮能力很纯粹，他可以用他们中最好的球员来处理岩石。他是NBA有史以来最好的纯得分前景之一，人们将他与经常控球的后卫进行比较，比如多诺万·米切尔、科比·布莱恩特，甚至布兰登·罗伊。

但对于 ESPN 的文斯·古德威尔来说，当他观看彼得森比赛时，他脑海中浮现的 NBA 球员是菲尼克斯太阳队球星德文·布克。

“今天早些时候和一些人交谈过。我想到的名字是德文·布克。就像有人把德文·布克当作职业选手一样，”古德威尔在布莱恩·温德霍斯特和篮球集体中露面时说道。 “他的运动能力并没有从纸面上跳出来，但他是一名运动后卫。就像他能到达他需要到达的地方。投篮能力是精英。”

达里恩·彼得森 (Darryn Peterson) 还会在 2026 年 NBA 选秀中成为状元吗？

目前尚不清楚为什么彼得森没有为堪萨斯队承担如此繁重的工作量，但人们对他的耐用性表示担忧。当他在松鹰队效力时，他的得分令人难以置信，但每支在第一顺位选中他的球队都希望得到更多保证，确保他所面临的这些问题不是长期问题。

然而NBA总是押注于天赋，今年的选秀中可能没有比彼得森更有天赋的球员了。

Most recently, Kansas basketball guard Darrin Peterson raised eyebrows by ruling himself out of the team’s road win over Oklahoma State on Wednesday evening. The move comes just days after Peterson was removed from the second game during warmups due to illness, raising big questions about what his availability might look like at the NBA level.

Peterson is widely considered one of the most talented players in the upcoming 2026 NBA Draft class, but recently, sports media personality Stephen A. Smith took to the ESPN airwaves to share why he wouldn’t draft Peterson if he had the number one overall pick.

“There’s no team that can take Darrin Peterson No. 1. You can’t do that. The number one ability is availability…and these games he’s missing, cramps? Flu…I can’t trust him. You can’t be trusted,” Smith said on X, formerly of First Take on Twitter, per Awful Announcing.

In fact, availability concerns are starting to become a bigger concern for Peterson, who is widely viewed as the best point guard prospect in the upcoming draft. There’s no denying Peterson’s ability to produce when he’s on the floor, as the Kansas guard boasts an elite combination of outside shooting, explosive athleticism and defensive instincts that make him an ideal floor general for the modern NBA.

However, he has plenty of competition for the number one spot in the upcoming draft, primarily in the form of Duke forward Cameron Boozer, the son of former NBA player Carlos Boozer, as well as BYU wing AJ DiBuntsa.

In a league where load management is increasingly becoming an issue, it’s certainly possible that any team that would have selected Peterson at No. 1 overall might view his availability issues as too big a problem to ignore.

In any case, the NBA Draft is scheduled for the end of June.