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Arizona Basketball's Draft Surprises

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Arizona Wildcats Brayden Burries, Koa Peat, and Motiejus Krivas are making NBA scouts take notice, with all three projected as first-round picks in upcoming drafts. Krivas, a late-blooming big man, has emerged as a surprise pick, with recent mocks placing him in the late first round. The trios potential has been highlighted by The Athletic and Bleacher Report, with Burries going tenth and Peat eleventh in one mock, and eighth and sixteenth in another. Krivas is projected twenty-eighth and twenty-ninth, respectively. Losing these players, particularly Krivas, could impact Arizonas plans for next season, but his breakout junior year has boosted his stock significantly. Experts suggest he might benefit from another college season in Tucson, unless the team makes a deep tournament run.

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On March 5th, Arizona basketball is making waves in NBA mock-drafts, with three wildcats now projected as first round picks. Freshman, Braden Burries, and Coa Pete have been expected lottery selections all along, but Big Man, Motages, Crevas, is emerging as a late first round. Surprise. Recent mocks from the Athletic and Bleacher Report highlight the trio's potential. One has Burries going 10th to the Chicago Bulls. Pete 11th to the San Antonio Spurs, and Crevas 28th to the Cleveland Cavaliers. The other projects, Burries 8th to the Memphis Grizzlies, Pete 16th to the Miami Heat, and Crevas 29th to the Dallas Mavericks. This would give Arizona more projected draft picks than any other program, including a late second round spot for Point Guard Jaden Bradley. Crevas, a 7 foot 2 Lithuanian, missed most of last season with a foot injury, but has since become a top big 12 defender, posting consistent.

Double doubles and shooting free throws at 80 percent. Losing these players, especially Crevas, could shake up Arizona's plans for next year. Still, Scouts noticed his talent early, and his breakout junior year has boosted his stock significantly. Experts like ESPN's Fran Farshilla suggest Crevas might benefit from one more college season in Tucson, where he seems happy, and less the team makes a, deed tournament run that changes everything, that changes everything, that changes everything, that changes everything, that changes everything, that changes everything, that changes everything, that changes everything, that changes everything, that changes everything, that changes everything, that changes everything,

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