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Cason Wallace, Chris Livingston among projected first-round NBA Draft picks

Cason Wallace and Chris Livingston both came to Kentucky as five-star freshmen. Now, before playing a single regular season game, they’re both projected as first-round 2023 NBA Draft picks.

The Athletic‘s Sam Vecenie and Sporting News’ Kyle Irving both dropped updated mock drafts over the last 24 hours. In them, Wallace is considered a future Top 10 pick by both publications with Livingston expected to land in the late-first round. Vecenie’s mock draft extends to the second round, where two more Kentucky players made the cut: Oscar Tshiebwe (No.