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NBA Draft 2012: Undecided Prospects Who Will Be Best Served Turning Pro

Timothy RappJun 7, 2018

While most underclassmen have made known their decisions regarding the their eligibility for the NBA draft, a few remain on the fence. And with the deadline for declaring not until April 29, they may remain on the fence for a few more weeks.

So which players should end the suspense and just declare already? Which players are ready for the NBA's bright lights?

Let's get our adviser on and make some recommendations to a few players.

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Bradley Beal, SG, Florida

Beal will be a top-five pick in the draft if he declares. When you're basically a lock to be a top-five selection, you go to the NBA. You can always go back and get your degree, after all.

Beal averaged 14.8 points and 6.7 rebounds his freshman season despite often playing forward in Florida's offense rather than his natural shooting guard position. Beal would almost assuredly be the first guard off the board.

Beal is young, and he'll have to iron out parts of his game at the next level. But he has NBA talent and will find himself a very high pick if he declares—making the jump to the NBA level is the logical move.

The Kentucky Crew

At this point, Anthony Davis and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist are no-brainers, as each will be selected in the top five. Davis is a lock to be the top overall pick, and Kidd-Gilchrist could be the second overall pick.

While each need to polish aspects of their games—namely on offense—no two underclassmen are more capable physically of making an impact in the NBA next year than the Kentucky pair. Davis could step in and be one of the most dominant defensive presences in the league in his rookie year.

But Terrence Jones, Marquis Teague and Doron Lamb are ready to make the jump as well. Jones is a lock as a late-lottery or mid-round pick, for one—he's too intriguing an athlete to drop too far down the draft.

Teague would likely go in the high 20s, and Lamb is most likely to sneak into the end of the first round as well. If Lamb finds out he's unlikely to go in the first round, then returning to Kentucky for another year would make sense.

But otherwise, he has little else to prove in Lexington and could find himself on a very good team at the end of the draft. In Chicago for instance, he could carve out a nice little role for himself as a shooting guard.

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