The mock drafts are not encouraging, and could be the cause of some serious second-guessing and soul-searching.

Andrew Harrison, though, carries on. He's displayed his wares for four NBA teams now, and will do so for as many as eight more before the June 25 draft. He just hopes someone knows his name that night. He's regarded by some of the mocks as a late second-round pick, by others as a non-pick.

It's hardly the scenario he envisioned when he made the decision to join the landslide out of Kentucky in April, after the Wildcats lost in the semifinals of the NCAA tournament. But it's reality.

"I don't agree with it, but that's life," he said Thursday after working out for the Pacers at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. "I'm ready to work and prove I'm as good as anybody. I'm enjoying the process."

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Harrison also has worked out for Chicago, Utah and San Antonio, and will have worked out for 10 or 12 teams before his agent is finished spraying him across the country. He can't afford to ignore anyone given his shaky draft status, but then it could be worse. His twin brother, Aaron, rarely makes a mock draft appearance.

Their attempt to become the seventh set of twins to play in the NBA is uncertain, but Andrew can only afford to worry about himself for now. Aaron was in Chicago on Thursday, working out for the Bulls. He'll make the rounds, too, hoping to impress an NBA team and defy the mock drafters.

Unlike Phoenix's Morris twins, Markief and Marcus, who try to live their lives in sync, Andrew and Aaron are willing to travel separate paths. They practically insist up on it, in fact. Andrew is a 6-5 point guard. Aaron is about a half-inch taller and plays shooting guard. They teamed up in Kentucky's starting backcourt last season, but don't have a stated desire to play together in the NBA – although they certainly wouldn't turn it down.

For now, they are making it a point not to participate in the same pre-draft workouts "so we can both show what we can do without each other." They keep in touch via an ongoing group text that includes two other friends, but are living normal lives apart from one another. There's no sixth sense for what the other is thinking and doing at all times.

"We're not inseparable or anything like that," Andrew said. "Sometimes I don't even know where he is, to be honest. I don't think we're going to share bank accounts or anything like that. It's not like I call him all the time."

Another thing Andrew isn't sure of: how he became a point guard and his twin brother became a shooting guard. It just kind of worked out that way. Their bodies are nearly identical, but their skill sets are slightly different.

Aaron led Kentucky's scoring last season with an 11-point average. Andrew was fourth at 9.3 and led the team in assists. Their stats were obviously diluted by the mother lode of talent on the Wildcats' roster, which sent seven early entrants into this year's draft. Now their challenge is to prove their reputations out of high school in Texas were no fluke. Both were ranked in the top five then, joining the likes of Andrew Wiggins and Jabari Parker, who left college after their freshman seasons. To be ranked low on the mock drafts, or not ranked at all, must sting, but doesn't make Andrew think he should have stayed in college for a junior or even senior season.

"Not at all," he said. "I was ready mentally and physically."

But ready for what? He'll find out on June 25.

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