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Caleb Wilson Sends Warning to Cameron Boozer, Darryn Peterson and AJ Dybantsa
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There's something to be said about being a big-time competitor, and that's exactly what former North Carolina star Caleb Wilson was during his time with the Tar Heels. At the end of the day, a lot of the guys in the NBA have a ridiculous amount of talent, and there's absolutely nothing more to say about that.
There's a reason this is the best league in the world: the guys are uber-talented, from 1 through 15 on NBA rosters. It isn't easy to stick, which is often why some players who aren't big-time competitors don't find the success they're looking for in the NBA despite having all the talent in the world.
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If there's one thing I'm not worried about with Wilson, however, it's that I expect him to be a major competitor even at the NBA level, just as he was in college. If things go as planned for the young man, I expect him to have a very long NBA career, and I'm excited to watch it.
One thing that really stood out to me throughout this entire process is that, while Wilson might not have gotten the same love he deserved from the media, he didn't take it as anything more than an effort to prove them wrong. Instead of going out and saying ridiculous things and throwing shots at the other guys, Wilson has simply said that he's played against all of them and you've seen what happens when he goes up against them.
He also said he's excited to have a chance to play against them in the NBA Summer League, continuing to prove that teams made mistakes by not selecting him with the first three picks, as he fell to the Chicago Bulls at No. 4 overall.
"I played all of them and you saw what happened when I played them," Wilson said when asked about pre-Draft analysis of a Big Three before his selection. "So it don't really matter. I don't really care about the media. I'm a competitor and I get to play in Summer League, too. Whatever needs to be done to prove that I'm on the same level or that I'm better, we'll do it."
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It's a bit strange that it felt like many around the NBA world had a big three and not a big four with Wilson. Wilson was definitely a thought, but he was almost an afterthought compared to the other three players, and I honestly don't understand that. Perhaps I'll be proven wrong depending on how all these guys play in the NBA, but as I've said many times now, I actually believe Wilson is going to end up being one of the best or second-best players in this class.
