Draft pundits estimate that Cheick Diallo will be drafted in the first round .
While he held a chance of returning to Kansas earlier on due to a new NBA draft rule , and despite some meager averages with limited playing time during his sole season with the Jayhawks , Diallo would sign an agent on May 13 , 2016 after some overwhelmingly positive assurances about his performance in the 2016 NBA Draft Combine.