Caleb Wilson sends message at NBA Draft Combine, prepares for next step
Former UNC basketball player Caleb Wilson spoke with media members at the NBA Draft Combine about his season-ending injury and moving on to the draft process.
Caleb Wilson isn’t worried about where he’s going to be selected in the 2026 NBA Draft , but he has a clear message for the teams mulling over the decision to make him their pick. “I’m gonna change their franchise. I’m gonna change the culture of their program and I’m gonna change the city, honestly,” Wilson said during an interview with ESPN2 at the NBA Draft Combine in Chicago.
“I’m a culture changer. I did the same thing at North Carolina. … Whatever franchise chooses to draft me knows they’re gonna get a winner, knows they’re gonna get a leader and knows they’re gonna get a culture changer.
” UNIQUE SUPERSTAR: Caleb Wilson the star of UNC basketball show entering Tar Heels' season premiere MOTIVATION: Caleb Wilson felt 'disrespected,' uses motivation to shine in UNC basketball win vs Kansas A one-and-done star for UNC basketball, Wilson is currently projected to be a top-four pick in the draft. Following the lottery, which revealed the draft order, USA TODAY projected Wilson to be the No. 3 overall pick by the Memphis Grizzlies.
ESPN thinks Wilson will be selected at No. 4 by the Chicago Bulls. BYU wing AJ Dybantsa, Kansas guard Darryn Peterson and Duke forward Cameron Boozer are the consensus top-three prospects in the draft.