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With the college basketball season over and the NBA Draft Combine a month away, players are making their choices now about whether to turn pro or stay in college another season. That includes some very likely top-10 picks. Here is the latest on a series of announcements.
UNC’s Caleb Wilson declares for draft
He may have flown under fans’ radar the last month because he missed the ACC Tournament and the NCAA Tournament with a fractured thumb, but scouts have not forgotten — North Carolina’s Caleb Wilson is a projected top four pick and he is going pro.
Wilson is a 6’10” wing who lived up to the hype in Chapel Hill, averaging 19.8 points and 9.4 rebounds a game on 57.8% shooting. He showed up with big games in big moments (24 points against Kansas and 23 facing Duke, outplaying Darryn Peterson and Cameron Boozer in those games). Wilson is athletic and powerful, and while he needs to develop his shot, the potential is there. There are some teams that have him ranked ahead of Boozer, but he’s not falling past four in the June draft.
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Illinois Keaton Wagler declares for draft
Two years ago, Wagler was not on the NBA radar. Now, he’s a lock to be a top-10 pick, and with that the 6’6″ guard that led his team to the Final Four is going pro.
Wagler thrived as the primary ball handler and playmaker for Illinois, averaging 17.7 points, 4.9 rebounds and 4.3 assists a game, while shooting 41% from 3-point range. He’s just 19, he needs to get stronger and prove he can defend at the NBA level, but teams are high on him. There are a number of guards expected to be taken between 5-9 in this draft, and Wagler is solidly in that group.
Louisville’s Mikel Brown entering draft
Mikel Brown, like Wagler, is expected to go in a group of guards taken between 5-9 in the June draft, and with that, the Louisville freshman is going pro, something he told Marc J. Spears of ESPN’s Andscape.
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Brown (like Wilson) missed the ACC and NCAA tournaments due to a back strain.
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