Where Kel'el Ware stands in 2023 NBA Mock Drafts

A few hours after the 2022 NBA Draft was completed, a draft where zero Oregon players were selected, NBA Mock Drafts for next season began to roll out

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Oregon should expect to have at least one draft pick next year as freshman Kel'el Ware is garnering buzz that few Oregon prospects before him have.

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The Ducks' incoming freshman still has yet to play an official collegiate basketball game

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But that hasn't stopped draft analysts from placing him inside the lottery and the top 10 in 2023.

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Ware committed to Oregon in August and landed as the third-highest prospect to sign with the Ducks in program history behind Bol Bol and Mookie Cook.

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Ware, a natural shot-blocking center, became one of Oregon's 11 five-star prospects that have signed with the program, Oregon's seventh in the past five years.

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Here's what 247 Sports' Brandon Jenkins' scouting report on Ware as a high-school recruit: "Ware oozes with natural talent and elite upside.

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He has vastly improved from this time last year to his senior summer this year.

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He has great size and length plus some complimenting skill as he shows great hands with nice touch out to the arc.

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He is fluid for a player his size and runs the floor with a smooth gait.

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