{"id":732516,"date":"2026-05-12T16:06:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T16:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/732516\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T16:06:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T16:06:23","slug":"another-mock-draft-sends-uncs-caleb-wilson-to-the-bulls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/732516\/","title":{"rendered":"Another mock draft sends UNC\u2019s Caleb Wilson to the Bulls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/two-unc-basketball-players-projected-163059024.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Caleb Wilson\u2019s NBA draft stock;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Caleb Wilson\u2019s NBA draft stock&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Caleb Wilson\u2019s NBA draft stock<\/a> continues to solidify near the top of the lottery, with multiple outlets projecting the former North Carolina standout as a top-four pick.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DraftExpress\/status\/2053563271651672248\/photo\/1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jonathan Givony of DraftExpress;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Jonathan Givony of DraftExpress&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Jonathan Givony of DraftExpress<\/a> projects Wilson to go No. 4 overall to the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/basketball\/nba\/teams\/chicago-bulls\/4\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Chicago Bulls;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Chicago Bulls&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Chicago Bulls<\/a> in the NBA draft. If that holds, Wilson would follow former Tar Heels Coby White, taken No. 7 by Chicago in 2019, and Michael Jordan, drafted No. 3 by the Bulls in 1984, as UNC stars selected by Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>That projection mirrors the growing consensus around Wilson after <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/where-uncs-star-players-could-130127677.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sunday\u2019s NBA lottery set the draft order;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Sunday\u2019s NBA lottery set the draft order&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sunday\u2019s NBA lottery set the draft order<\/a>. USA TODAY has Wilson going No. 3 overall to the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/basketball\/nba\/teams\/memphis-grizzlies\/29\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Memphis Grizzlies;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Memphis Grizzlies&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Memphis Grizzlies<\/a>, while ESPN, like Givony, slots him at No. 4 to Chicago. Most major mock drafts now view the 6-foot-9 forward as one of the safest picks near the top of the board due to his scoring touch, rebounding and versatility.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson earned All-America and first-team All-ACC honors this season despite missing the final nine games of UNC\u2019s campaign with an injury. He averaged team highs of 19.8 points and 9.4 rebounds and broke the Tar Heels\u2019 freshman record for most 20-point games, previously held by <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nba\/players\/4618\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Tyler Hansbrough;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Tyler Hansbrough&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tyler Hansbrough<\/a>, further cementing his status as one of the program\u2019s most productive first-year players.<\/p>\n<p>Follow us <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tarheelswire\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@TarHeelsWire;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;@TarHeelsWire&quot;}\" class=\"link \">@TarHeelsWire<\/a> on X and like our page on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TarHeelsWire\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Facebook&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a> to follow ongoing coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels news, notes and opinions.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Tar Heels Wire: <a href=\"https:\/\/tarheelswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/college\/tarheels\/mens-basketball\/2026\/05\/12\/unc-basketball-caleb-wilson-mocked-to-chicago-bulls\/90036803007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:UNC Basketball: Caleb Wilson mocked to Chicago Bulls;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;UNC Basketball&quot;}\" class=\"link \">UNC Basketball: Caleb Wilson mocked to Chicago Bulls<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Caleb Wilson\u2019s NBA draft stock continues to solidify near the top of the lottery, with multiple outlets projecting&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":732517,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3771],"tags":[7,920,7146,919,329,3824,559,34337,1983,177,935,222,6,1773,90798,16039],"class_list":{"0":"post-732516","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-chicago-bulls","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-bulls","10":"tag-caleb-wilson","11":"tag-chicago","12":"tag-chicago-bulls","13":"tag-chicagobulls","14":"tag-clippers","15":"tag-draftexpress","16":"tag-jonathan-givony","17":"tag-memphis-grizzlies","18":"tag-michael-jordan","19":"tag-mock-draft","20":"tag-nba","21":"tag-north-carolina","22":"tag-tar-heels-coby-white","23":"tag-tyler-hansbrough"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116562466160954566","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/732516","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=732516"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/732516\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/732517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=732516"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=732516"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=732516"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}