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The highlights speak for themselves; if this was any other year Caleb Wilson could very well go #1 overall in the NBA Draft. This year just so happens to be stacked with NBA ready talent. This draft in particular has been touted as a “Big 3” draft between Cam Boozer, AJ Dybantsa, and Darryn Peterson, but I’m here to tell you that Caleb Wilson belongs in that same class.
Wilson dealt with some injury issues during his time at North Carolina but what he displayed in 24 games can’t be denied: nearly 20 points, 9.4 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and nearly 3 stock (steals + blocks) a night. His shooting splits aren’t something that will be heralded but what he lacks in 3 point shooting he more than makes up for everywhere else.
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What We Know
The NBA Draft Combine was a few days ago and what we know for sure are the measurables:
6’9.25” barefoot
210 lbs
7’ wingspan
9’ standing reach
39.5” max vertical
34.5” standing vertical
11.17 second in the lane agility drill
3.11 seconds in the shuttle run
3.23 second in the 3/4 Court Sprint
All of this information only confirms what we know: he’s a long, athletic, agile PF with huge defensive upside. It seems like there are a lot of pretty easy comparisons that I could make, and it looks like I’m not the only one.
Now with Kevin Garnett being my favorite player of all-time and THE reason that I even like the NBA at all I would make the argument that Giannis should be the bar and Kevin Garnett should be the ceiling, but I digress. Regardless of which Hall of Fame player you could compare him to, he has all of the tools to potentially live up to the hype. Now I have a personal rule that I’ll never judge a player that’s on his Rookie contract; there’s just so much that goes into evaluating a player that it would be unfair to judge a 22-23 year old and say that he’s capped out as a player. I’d be lying if I said that I didn’t see major upside in his potential selection. He also brings the right attitude to the game.
Even more than that he seems to show up when the lights are the brightest. In his limited play at UNC he was able to go up against two of…
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