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          NBA draft: Buddy Hield have star potential?

          Buddy Hield managed nine points in his final college game, a Final Four loss to Villanova. Ronald Martinez/Getty Images
          • Chad Ford
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            Chad Ford
            ESPN Senior Writer
            • Senior NBA Writer for ESPN.com
            • ESPN Insider NBA Draft Analyst since 2002
            • Writes ESPN's NBA Draft Top 100 and Lottery Mock Draft
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          • Kevin Pelton
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            Kevin Pelton
            ESPN Senior Writer
            • Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series
            • Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers
            • Developed WARP rating and SCHOENE system
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          Apr 2, 2016, 02:00 PM

          For the past several years, ESPN Insider's Chad Ford and Kevin Pelton have provided the kind of discussions that are happening in front offices around the NBA, where scouts and statistical experts are breaking down NBA prospects using their "eyes, ears and numbers."

          Chad Ford: Only one player ranked in the top 20 of my Top 100 reached the Final Four -- Oklahoma's Buddy Hield. Hield's play through the first two weekends of the NCAA Tournament mirrored what he did all year. He was the most dynamic, exciting scorer in college basketball.

          At times, his confidence shooting the basketball was reminiscent of Stephen Curry's.