Willie Cauley-Stein projected as a top 10 NBA pick

[imsoblue]

You knew the way Willie Cauley-Stein has been playing, especially of late, the UK 7-footer would eventually move up the mock draft boards. That eventually is now.

The newest NBADraft.net rankings, updated today, has the Kansas native at No. 8 for the 2013 NBA Draft.

Only Indiana’s Cody Zeller, Kansas’ Ben McLemore, UCLA’s Shabazz Muhammad, UK’s Nerlens Noel, UNLV’s Anthony Bennett, Georgetown’s Otto Porter and Maryland’s Alex Len are ranked ahead of Cauley-Stein.

What’s so enticing about the forward/center is Cauley-Stein’s upside, considering that his basketball time had been limited by the fact he was a wide receiver on his high school football team.

By the way, Archie Goodwin is 15th on the NBADraft.net list. Alex Poythress is 16th.
http://http://johnclay.bloginky.com/2013/01/04/willie-cauley-stein-projected-as-a-top-10-nba-pick/#

[Darrell KSR]

Said at the beginning of the season, if I am an NBA GM, no way I let him get out of the lottery, and possibly a lot better than that. His upside is way too high.

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[dan_bgblue]

IMO his stock will be higher at the end of the season. He is getting better every game.

[DanISSELisdaman]

I think his offense might be a tiny bit ahead of Noel's now. By the end of this season, he could be very high on the list.