The Latest Breaking News from Cason Wallace

LOS ANGELES — They're in the gym, at the games, studying film and speaking to league insiders. The writers who cover these NBA teams, the ones picking in the first round, know what teams need. They know who could be available. They know what types of players these executives like…

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks own a top-10 NBA draft pick for the first time since they acquired Luka Doncic in 2018.

The Bulls don’t own a pick as of now, but stay tuned. Maybe, just maybe, executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas has a big swing in him leading up to next Thursday.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — At a Kentucky basketball road game this past season, I sat next to a former NBA front office executive. After discussing Cason Wallace’s pro potential, I began a question about Oscar Tshiebwe only to be shut down in a hurry.

CHICAGO — Early in his media session at the NBA draft combine this week, Cason Wallace was asked to explain why the league is filled with so many Kentucky guards who were “slept on” in the draft only to quickly assert themselves as star players.

According to reports, the Chicago Bulls have met with Kentucky point guard Cason Wallace.

Cason Wallace is projected to go in the lottery.

Here's who the latest rounds of mock drafts have the Thunder drafting at No. 12:

We factored in scouting, intel, fit and several other factors for these results.

This mock draft introduces a few other names that we believe are a bit underrated by consensus projections.

French sensation Victor Wembanyama is a near lock at No. 1, but things get interesting after the first selection.