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Strengths: Wallace may very well be the most physical perimeter defender in the draft this year … At 6’4”, he has a compact frame that despite being around 195 pounds, should be able to add weight and muscle …
Cason Wallace is a rookie shooting guard for the Oklahoma City Thunder, drafted 10th overall in 2023. See his career stats, game logs, shooting splits, and more on Basketball-Reference.com.
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Cason Wallace is a freshman guard from Kentucky who declared for the NBA Draft after his first season. He averaged 11.7 points, 4.3 assists and 2.0 steals, and projects as a combo guard with 3-and-D potential.
The Dallas Mavericks select Cason Wallace (Kentucky) as the No. 10 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft at Barclays Center.
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- Cason Wallace Received High Praise from John Calipari
A 6-foot-4 guard, Wallace averaged 11.7 points and 4.3 assists per game as a freshman at Kentucky. He now joins Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who spent one season at Kentucky before getting selected No. 11 overall in the 2018 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Clippers. Kentucky continues to produce NBA guards. Wallace joins the likes of Gilgeou...
Wallace grew up in Dallas, which is only about a three-hour drive from Oklahoma City. Wallace attended Richardson High School in Richardson, Texas. He averaged 19.9 points and 6.1 assists as a senior, which helped him earn Texas' Gatorade Basketball Player of the Year award. ESPN ranked Wallace as the No. 21 overall player in the 2022 recruiting cl...
Wallace has the tools to develop into an elite defender at the NBA level. The 19-year-old combo guard excels at getting into passing lanes. He averaged two steals per game at Kentucky and recorded a steal percentage of 3.7, which ranked 55th in the nation. Wallace racked up 63 steals with the Wildcats. That ranks third in program history for a one-...
Despite not being the purest scorer, Wallace is efficient on offense. Wallace recorded an effective shooting percentage of 51.6% at Kentucky, which ranked second on the team. He also averaged 4.3 assists per game and showed good decision making with the ball. Wallace doesn't have to be the lead ball handler on a Thunder team that has Gilgeous-Alexa...
Following his commitment to Kentucky in November, Wallace received high praise from Wildcats head coach John Calipari. Calipari said Wallace reminded him of former Kentucky guards Eric Bledsoe and Gilgeous-Alexander. Now, Wallace will get to play alongside Gilgeous-Alexander in Oklahoma City. More:With another No. 12 NBA Draft pick, OKC Thunder unl...
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2023 Draft Profile - Cason Wallace. Kyle Irving - Sporting News - June 21st: "Wallace is one of the most reliable guard prospects in this draft class as a tenacious on-ball defender, sound decision maker and growing scorer."
Jun 23, 2023 · The Thunder made a draft-night trade with the Mavericks to select Kentucky guard Cason Wallace with the No. 10 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft.
