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NBA rumors: Why UNC’s Caleb Wilson is garnering No. 2 pick hype
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It’s Mock Draft season! Just because the NFL Draft is this Thursday does not mean that the NFL can have all the fun. March Madness, the NCAA transfer portal, and the NBA regular season are all in the rearview mirror. NBA Playoffs are underway, and that means that the early stages of NBA mock drafts are being made.
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This upcoming NBA Draft is going to be a massive one, as there are 4-5 players who could go in any order in the Top 5. The NBA Draft lottery will take place May 2, and then we will get an idea of where teams are picking.
Kevin O’Connor of Yahoo Sports released his NBA Mock Draft 3.0 , and he has the Chicago Bulls winning the lottery for the top pick, with the Atlanta Hawks (via the New Orleans Pelicans ) selecting second. He has BYU’s AJ Dybantsa going No. 1 overall and UNC’s Caleb Wilson going 2nd . Here is his reasoning below.
“Front office executives around the NBA increasingly believe Wilson could be the second player taken in June’s draft. While his exact spot won’t be clear until after the Draft Lottery, once each pick is determined, some teams value the high-flying North Carolina freshman above the more ground-bound Cam Boozer from Duke. Others view Wilson as having similarly high upside as Kansas guard Darryn Peterson with dramatically lower downsides due to Peterson’s availability concerns.”
“If there’s one thing the Hawks could use it’s an athletic big to pair in the frontcourt with Onyeka Okongwu , or serve as an alternate lone big on the floor. And Wilson is arguably the most gifted athlete in the draft class. He’s 6-10 with springs for legs, and when he’s flying above the rim, finishing through contact and chasing down everything in his area code, he looks like a future cornerstone. But the case against Wilson is pretty clear too. Despite all his positives, he hasn’t shown consistency as a shooter at any level. That would matter less on the Hawks, though, given they can utilize lineups with shooting at every other spot on the floor. Wilson’s other defining traits on their own would provide star-level upside to an already emerging Atlanta roster.”
The NBA Draft is June 23-24.
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