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Over the course of the past six weeks, Bradley Beal has emerged as the No. 1 shooting guard prospect in the NBA draft. He played just one season at Florida, averaging 14.8 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. Beal is the only player in Florida history to be named first team All-SEC and also first team All-SEC freshman.Beal, 6-foot-3 and 207 pounds, has a high basketball IQ and good enough size to be able to defend his position. He shot 44.5 percent from the field and 34 percent from beyond the arc.Related: Matt Steinmetz NBA mock draft 3.0
If youre looking for a tidbit on Beal how about this: He went to the same high schoolChaminade Prep, in St. Louisas Warriors power forward David Lee.The likeliest landing place for Beal is at Washington at No. 3. Washington seems to have starters penciled in at four spots: John Wall, Trevor Ariza, Nene and Emeka Okafor. The only position missing is shooting guard, which is exactly where Beal plays.
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