
Kentucky freshman guards
Jamal Murray and
Isaiah Briscoe both moved up in
the latest 2016 NBA Mock Draft from DraftExpress.com, giving the Wildcats a total of five players in next year’s mock.
The 6-foot-5 Murray moved to No. 16 from No. 21, and the 6-3 Briscoe moved into the No. 19 spot after previously being absent from the 2016 mock.
Murray
recently committed to Kentucky after reclassing to 2015 and said he planned to be one-and-done.
Incoming Kentucky big man
Skal Labissiere remains the projected No. 1 pick, followed by Cal wing
Jaylen Brown at No. 2, LSU forward
Ben Simmons at No. 3, Duke forward
Brandon Ingram at No. 4 and European forward
Dragan Bender at No. 5.
Kentucky also has sophomore forward
Marcus Lee at No. 29 and junior forward
Alex Poythress at No. 57.
North Carolina, projected as the No. 1 team in some preseason polls, also has five projected draft picks in freshman small forward
Justin Jackson at No. 23; sophomore center
Kennedy Meeks at 25; freshman small forward
Theo Pinson at 26; junior power forward
Brice Johnson at 28; and junior point guard
Marcus Paige at 47.
Maryland, meantime, has three projected picks in incoming big man
Diamond Stone at No. 10; junior small forward
Jake Layman at No. 24; and freshman point guard
Melo Trimble at 35.