With the draft approaching in the NBA and teams finding out which team will pick where on Sunday, there have definitely been a lot of questions about what could happen with former UNC star Caleb Wilson.
On the surface, Wilson seems to be a guy that many teams in the NBA should like. If everything goes as planned throughout the draft process, and he's healthy, he should be in a very good spot to find himself in a great position in the NBA, perhaps on a decent team, depending on how the lottery falls on Sunday.
There are teams that need him more than others, and one of them could be the Brooklyn Nets. The Nets are simply looking for more talent at this point, and Wilson was recently predicted to help them out with that.
“Wilson is the most gifted athlete in the draft class. He's 6-foot-10 with springs for legs. When he's flying above the rim, finishing through contact, and chasing down every shot in his area code, he looks like a future franchise cornerstone.
“That’s exactly what the Nets need. They drafted a ton of guards last year, and they still hope one of them will pan out — which plays into the decision to put Wilson ahead of Kansas guard Darryn Peterson in this mock. Having a guy like Wilson could help, but he still needs to figure out his jumper, and he hasn’t shown any consistency as a shooter at any level. Still, even without the jumper, his athleticism alone gives him star upside,” Kevin O’Connor of Yahoo wrote.
Personally, I don't love Wilson on the Nets. I see some positives to it, however, as I do think it's important to suggest that he'd have a legitimate chance to be somewhat of a star from Day 1.
There's something to be said about that in the NBA, though I personally think it's better for him to go to a contending-type team and be a guy who learns from some vets early on.