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Why Caleb Wilson WILL RISE on NBA Draft Boards | Draft Profile

Locked On Mavericks - Daily Podcast On The Dallas Mavs

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4.7909 Ratings

🗓️ 2 May 2026

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Caleb Wilson's draft profile could change the future of the Dallas Mavericks, offering the Mavs a potential path to becoming the NBA's top defense alongside Cooper Flagg and Kyrie Irving. How would Wilson's high-motor, two-way skillset, elite defense, and athleticism fit with the Mavs’ current needs and NBA trends?

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0:00.0

On today's show, if the Dallas Mavericks have a chance to draft Caleb Wilson, it would put them on a path to easily become the number one defense in the NBA because of... This is Cooper Flagg, and you're listening to Lockdown Mall of all of them, all of five. I think that's a good question. Good morning, Isaac. All these changes, you know, I still got my dog Dwight Powell. You are a Locked on Mad Maps. Your daily Dallas Mavericks podcast. It's part of the Locked-on Podcast Network. Your team every day. And welcome. You're locked on the Dallas Mavericks, your team every day. My name is Nick Engstead. Today's episode is brought to you by Fandwil. Right now, new customers can bet just $5.00. You get $250 in bonus bets and first bet wins.

0:39.5

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0:41.2

Joining me, as always, my co-host,

0:52.0

the Wilson wonder, the one more thinking. What you got for me, Isaac Harris? I mean, I'm just glad we're talking about Caleb Wilson. So I haven't got to talk about Caleb Wilson very much on this podcast. Have you had a platform to talk about Caleb Wilson?

0:55.0

A little bit.

0:56.9

Somebody was tired of it. Wilson very much on this podcast. Have you had a platform to talk about Caleb Wilson?

0:56.0

A little bit. Um, somebody was tired of it.

0:58.0

I left you alone for a couple episodes and I felt like three out of the six of

1:02.0

them were Caleb Wilson related.

1:04.0

I was about to do another one on how he would fit with Max Christie, but you came back.

1:09.0

And then I said, let's do his profile. And you're like, oh, great.

1:12.7

Let me pull up all my folders.

1:29.8

So today we're going to get into Caleb Wilson's draft profile. We'll talk about the fit with Cooper Flag, the fit with, you know, the rest, what he does well, what he struggles with. Now, why everybody has him at four, but Isaac has him at two on his big board and all that kind of stealing floor, all that stuff we'll talk about.

1:28.8

But let's get into this right now. Now why everybody has him at four, but Isaac has him at two on his big board and all that kind of stealing floor,

1:29.8

all that stuff we'll talk about.

1:31.6

But let's get into this right now.

1:34.9

Caleb Wilson would come in and he would be a, he's a high motor, two-way demon,

1:39.1

610, reported seven-foot wingspan,

1:42.0

just a guy that just goes after it,

1:43.9

takes on the defensive, you know, like, like responsibilities and wants to be incredible on that end. The motor is just absolutely incredible. We talked about the motor with DeBanza. It's at another level, I think, with Caleb Wilson. Yes. You just, you love everything that you read about him. He'll be just under 20 at the draft. He's coming out of North Carolina. He's a freakishly gifted, high motor two-way forward, who's a relentless rebounding,

2:05.1

elite athleticism, and defensive genius have forced the entire draft conversation wide open.

2:10.6

Raw enough to terrify, already good enough to anchor a franchise if the outside shot unlocks.

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