Darryn Peterson wants NBA teams to see the real him
Though health issues are still a concern for the top draft prospect out of Kansas, he wants NBA teams to know they’re getting a winner who is ready to compete.
Kansas guard Darryn Peterson shoots during game against Iowa State, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Lawrence, Kan. | Charlie Riedel, Associated Press CHICAGO — Darryn Peterson has been a bit surprised by the things team executives have been asking in interviews this week at the pre-draft combine.
The Kansas product, who will be in play for the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, along with BYU’s A. J.
Dybantsa, figured that there would be a lot of questions about his health, but that hasn’t really been the case. “Actually, surprisingly, not a lot,” Peterson said when asked if teams were interested in the topic. “I think what I did with ESPN kind of gave people some answers.
I haven’t got a lot of questions about it all. ” Last week, in an interview with ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne , Peterson revealed that following the college basketball season, continued blood work led doctors to believe that Peterson was experiencing cramping due to high usage of creatine supplements. Peterson said that since he stopped taking creatine as a supplement, he hasn’t had any issues.
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