As part of our coverage leading up to the 2015 NBA Draft we will provide profiles of more than 60 prospects, including video interviews with each player, what they're saying leading up to draft day as well as their potential fit on the Bulls.
Willie Cauley-Stein, C, Kentucky
7'1" | 242 lbs. | 21 years old
2014-15 stats:
8.9 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.2 steals, 1.7 blocks, 57.2 FG%, 25.9 minutes
Selection:
First round, sixth overall to the Sacramento Kings
NBA
Quotable:
"The way the NBA game’s set up and the strengths I have, molded into the NBA. Being able to guard the pick and roll makes you a high asset in the NBA. Being able to hedge on a ball screen and the guy coming off and being able to guard him for a brief second and then go back and block a shot all in one possession, that’s big. There’s not many dudes that can do that. So being able to do that definitely makes you a higher asset."
Analysis:
A phenomenal pick for the Kings. The class' best defensive player will fit in perfectly alongside DeMarcus Cousins (assuming he isn't traded) and gives the Kings one of the more exciting young frontcourts in the West.