Jeff Goodman of CBS Sports has released his 2013 NBA Mock Draft and 4 Kentucky players, 3 in the 1st round, are among the potential draftees.
Nerlens Noel is listed at #3, Alex Poythress #9, and Archie Goodwin at #16.
Goodman has Ryan Harrow in the second round at #44.
Here is the reasoning for each pick:
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[TD=”class: subtitle, bgcolor: #DCDBDB, colspan: 2, align: left”][B]3. Nerlens Noel, 6-11, 216, C, Fr., Kentucky[/B][/TD]
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[TD=”bgcolor: #FEFEFE, align: left”][URL=”http://sports.cbsimg.net/collegebasketball/teams/page/UK/kentucky-wildcats”][IMG]http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/collegebasketball/logos/50×50/UK.png[/IMG][/URL][/TD]
[TD=”bgcolor: #FEFEFE, align: left”]A freak shot-blocker, Noel can change a game on the defensive end. His offensive game is a work in progress.[/TD]
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[TD=”class: subtitle, bgcolor: #DCDBDB, colspan: 2, align: left”][B]9. Alex Poythress, 6-7½, 210, F, Fr., Kentucky[/B][/TD]
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[TD=”bgcolor: #FEFEFE, align: left”][URL=”http://sports.cbsimg.net/collegebasketball/teams/page/UK/kentucky-wildcats”][IMG]http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/collegebasketball/logos/50×50/UK.png[/IMG][/URL][/TD]
[TD=”bgcolor: #FEFEFE, align: left”]Long forward who excels in transition and can be disruptive as a defender as well. Has tremendous upside.[/TD]
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[TD=”class: subtitle, bgcolor: #DCDBDB, colspan: 2, align: left”][B]16. Archie Goodwin, 6-4½, 190, SG, Fr., Kentucky[/B][/TD]
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[TD=”bgcolor: #FEFEFE, align: left”][URL=”http://sports.cbsimg.net/collegebasketball/teams/page/UK/kentucky-wildcats”][IMG]http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/collegebasketball/logos/50×50/UK.png[/IMG][/URL][/TD]
[TD=”bgcolor: #FEFEFE, align: left”]He’s long and extremely skilled. Can shoot it, gets to the basket and appears to do it all effortlessly.[/TD]
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[TD=”class: subtitle, bgcolor: #DCDBDB, colspan: 2, align: left”][B]44. Ryan Harrow, 6-0, 170, PG, Soph., Kentucky[/B][/TD]
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[TD=”bgcolor: #FEFEFE, align: left”][URL=”http://sports.cbsimg.net/collegebasketball/teams/page/UK/kentucky-wildcats”][IMG]http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/collegebasketball/logos/50×50/UK.png[/IMG][/URL][/TD]
[TD=”bgcolor: #FEFEFE, align: left”]Extremely talented and athletic point guard will get his chance in Lexington after sitting out last season following a transfer from N.C. State.[/TD]
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