Kentucky will be Kaminsky's measuring stick.
If he can play like he does against those bigs, he'll probably be a top 5 pick.
No he won't, regardless of how he fares. There are a bunch of players with more upside than him and that's how the draft goes.
Eddie20 are you joking?
Did you not watch the game tonight?
This guy gets mvp of the tourney and you will still mock him. I don't get you man
Too Potential/upside obsessed
Eddie 20 is right. Kaminsky simply does not have the upside to be a top 5 pick. He could drop 35 a game and win the national championship and still probably wouldnt go top 5. Look at all the guys in this draft. Towns, Okafor, Russell, Mudiay, Winslow, Johnson, Hezonja, WCS.
Who does he knock off? Towns and Okafor are out of reach, Russell and Mudiay also seem to be. For a senior with limited athleticism who was frankly mediocre when he was the ages of nearly all 8 of the guys listed above, he simply will not be selected in the top 5.
Since 2006 8 upperclassmen have been selected in the top 5 of the draft:
Oladipo
Thomas Robinson
Wesley Johnson
Evan Turner
Hasheem Thabeet
Jeff Green
Shelden Williams
Adam Morrison
Of those 8 Oladipo, T Rob, Wesley Johnson, Hasheem Thabeet and Jeff Green were elite athletes/ physical specimens.
The only ones worth close to a top 5 pick are probably Oladipo and if you are real kind, Wes Johnson.
Furthermore Morrison, Thabeet, Turner, TROb, Williams have all been massive busts.
Top 5 picks should not be spent on upperclassmen who dont have crazy physical attributes.
In this day and age, all the elite prospects go in their first two years. This means the juniors and seniors are playing against much less mature younger players.