NBA Draft prospects: Kentucky Wildcats vs Michigan State Spartans
By Jason Marcum
When the No. 1 Kentucky Wildcats and the No. 2 Michigan State Spartans hit the floor tonight, it will not only feature arguably the two best teams in college basketball this year, but there will be a number of players who will eventually be in the NBA Draft green room, waiting to here there names called as likely lottery picks and mid-late first round picks.
Let’s take a look at what some of the early mock NBA Drafts project for some of the players in action tonight.
Here is the latest mock from NBADraft.net:
|
#
|
Team
|
Player
|
H
|
W
|
P
|
School
|
C
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
 Utah |
Andrew Wiggins
|
6-8
|
200
|
SF
|
Kansas
|
Fr.
|
|
2
|
 Sacramento |
Jabari Parker
|
6-8
|
235
|
SF
|
Duke
|
Fr.
|
|
3
|
 Washington |
Julius Randle
|
6-9
|
250
|
SF/PF
|
Kentucky
|
Fr.
|
|
4
|
 Denver |
Joel Embiid
|
7-0
|
250
|
C
|
Kansas
|
Fr.
|
|
5
|
 Detroit |
Dante Exum
|
6-6
|
188
|
PG/SG
|
Australia
|
Intl.
|
|
6
|
 New York |
Marcus Smart
|
6-4
|
220
|
PG
|
Oklahoma State
|
So.
|
|
7
|
 Brooklyn |
Glenn Robinson III
|
6-6
|
215
|
SF
|
Michigan
|
So.
|
|
8
|
 Orlando |
Semaj Christon
|
6-3
|
190
|
PG
|
Xavier
|
So.
|
|
9
|
 Toronto |
James Young
|
6-6
|
215
|
SG
|
Kentucky
|
Fr.
|
|
10
|
 Cleveland |
Rodney Hood
|
6-8
|
215
|
SF
|
Duke
|
So.
|
|
11
|
 *LA Lakers |
Andrew Harrison
|
6-5
|
215
|
PG/SG
|
Kentucky
|
Fr.
|
|
12
|
 New Orleans |
Wayne Selden
|
6-5
|
230
|
SG/SF
|
Kansas
|
Fr.
|
|
13
|
 Memphis |
Gary Harris
|
6-4
|
210
|
SG
|
Michigan St.
|
So.
|
|
14
|
 Dallas |
James McAdoo
|
6-9
|
230
|
SF/PF
|
North Carolina
|
Jr.
|
|
15
|
 Milwaukee |
Doug McDermott
|
6-7
|
225
|
SF
|
Creighton
|
Sr.
|
|
16
|
 Charlotte |
Jerami Grant
|
6-8
|
210
|
SF
|
Syracuse
|
So.
|
|
17
|
 Chicago |
Noah Vonleh
|
6-10
|
240
|
SF/PF
|
Indiana
|
Fr.
|
|
18
|
 Philadelphia |
Dario Saric
|
6-10
|
225
|
SF/PF
|
Croatia
|
Intl.
|
|
19
|
 Boston |
Willie Cauley-St…
|
7-0
|
244
|
C
|
Kentucky
|
So.
|
|
20
|
 Atlanta |
Mario Hezonja
|
6-7
|
195
|
SG
|
Croatia
|
Intl.
|
|
21
|
 Golden St. |
Adreian Payne
|
6-10
|
240
|
PF/C
|
Michigan St.
|
Sr.
|
|
22
|
 Miami |
Jordan Clarkson
|
6-5
|
195
|
PG/SG
|
Missouri
|
Jr.
|
|
23
|
 Minnesota |
Aaron Gordon
|
6-8
|
225
|
SF/PF
|
Arizona
|
Fr.
|
|
24
|
 Houston |
Montrezl Harrell
|
6-8
|
235
|
PF
|
Louisville
|
So.
|
|
25
|
 LA Clippers |
Mitch McGary
|
6-10
|
266
|
PF/C
|
Michigan
|
So.
|
|
26
|
 Phoenix |
Chris Walker
|
6-9
|
215
|
PF
|
Florida
|
Fr.
|
|
27
|
 Portland |
Bryce Dejean-Jones
|
6-5
|
200
|
SG
|
UNLV
|
Jr.
|
|
28
|
 Oklahoma Cty |
Aaron Harrison
|
6-5
|
218
|
SG
|
Kentucky
|
Fr.
|
That’s a total of seven players in tonight’s game projected to in the first round next June.