So the draft is just a few days away and there are question marks a-plenty surrounding the Kentucky underclassmen. Outside of John Wall at #1, we could see 5 UK players in the first 15 or we could see 2 in the top 10 and the rest scattered towards the end of the round. Let's take a look at the Kentucky class and another local player to make the big-board of possible draftees.
Demarcus Cousins - made his case last week during a mutual workout with Derrick Favors. He'll have another chance today when he goes mano-a-mano with the big man from Georgia Tech. Cousins has made a case for #2 and could also be seen as trouble and drop as far as #7.
Patrick Patterson - has ventured from Utah to Oklahoma to Sacramento to Memphis. He's being looked at by teams with picks from 7-17 and by my predictions, any team that drafts this guy gets an immediate leader, standup guy, and a player that will be around for a long time. Patterson won't carry the stat line but can step-up and in when asked. At his stop in Memphis he was visited by a former Memphis coach that cheered him on.
Daniel Orton - has ceased workouts and cancelled his remaining 6 after what people are suspecting was a promise by the OK-Thunder that they will take him with one of their late first rounders if he is still on the board. Orton is Oklahoma grown and he would certainly favor a chance to stay near his family. OK needs the size inside and could use some good PR in the instance they might lose Chris Paul to NJ.
Eric Bledsoe - was ranked last week as the #3 point guard in the draft by DraftExpress.com. He is still thought to be a mid-to-late first round selection.
Samardo Samuels - the lone Louisville prospect has seen increased highlights and has seen his stock soar. While earlier in the spring he was projected to be a Jamaican League Draftee, he has now been rumored to be in the mid 2nd round and rumors are floating in Cardinal message boards of Samuels even impressing at the t-wolves workouts to be mentioned in the late first.
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