Jacob Toppin Withdraws from 2022 NBA Draft, Will Return to Kentucky

Jacob Toppin is still at Kentucky.

The younger brother of a New York Knicks player, Toppin, announced in a video message that he is withdrawing from the NBA draft in 2022.

He said "let's run it back one more year" at the end of his message. Go Big Blue.

It doesn't come as a huge surprise that Toppin isn't going to be in the draft.

Jonathan Wasserman of Bleacher Report released an updated mock draft Tuesday that did not have him being selected in either of the two rounds. He was more of a secondary contributor last season and started just four games.

Toppin shot 55.6% from the field and averaged 6.2 points, 3.2 rebound, 1.1 assists, and 0.6 blocks per game.

He can work in pick-and-rolls and provide interior scoring and rebound. He is expected to be a bigger factor for the team during the upcoming season with more experience.

Toppin transferred to Kentucky ahead of the 2020-21 season after starting his collegiate career at Rhode Island. Obi was a consensus All-American at Dayton and was the men's National Player of the Year, but he hasn't lived up to his brother's college legacy.

The younger Toppin can be a problem for teams because of his athletic ability.

Toppin could hear his name called at the NBA draft if that is the case.