He’s the most exciting prospect to come out of Australia since a guy by the name of Andrew Bogut and he could find himself entering the NBA next season as a top-five pick in the 2014 NBA Draft.

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Exum is the son of former NBL star Cecil Exum who played alongside none other than Michael Jordan at the University of North Carolina.

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Cecil played seven years in the NBL for the North Melbourne Giants, Melbourne Tigers and Geelong Supercats.

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His son, Dante is a product of the Australian Institute of Sport and is one of the most exciting prospects Australia has produced.

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Late last year we wrote about his rise to stardom through the junior ranks and just how good he could be.

Here’s some basic information about the young Aussie.

Age: 18

Height: 6 ft 6 in (198 cm)

Weight: 188 lb (85 kg)

Position: PG/SG

Strengths: Size, ball handling and creativity, speed and athleticism, defence, ability to finish at the rim, great rebounder for his position.

Weaknesses: Outside shooting, lack of strength, needs to improve his ability to drive and finish with his left hand.

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Who needs Dante Exum?

The short answer is everybody, but we decided to list a few teams who will actually be in the running to select him with an early pick and from there, who has an opening at the guard position.

LA Lakers

There have been rumblings for a while now that the Lakers are seriously interested in taking Dante. Currently, they have the second-worst record in the West and will be vying for a top-five pick which is where many draft experts expect Exum to fall.

They have a need at the guard position as well with Steve Nash and Kobe Bryant ageing. Behind those two there is a cast of so-so guards and wing players who appear unlikely to step up and play consistent starting minutes on a good team.

Milwaukee

They own the worst record and will be favoured to snag the number 1 pick, which of course isn’t a guarantee given how previous lotteries have panned out.

Still, they have a need in every position and could look at Exum to be a nice fit alongside Brandon Knight.

Their OJ Mayo experiment just hasn’t worked out and there seems to be a clear youth direction in Milwaukee.

Sacramento

Isaiah Thomas has nailed down the starting point guard spot but he could use a considerable amount of help at the shooting guard position.

Given Exum’s height and versatility, he could pair nicely with Thomas and could prove to be a good foil for the offensive-minded PG with known defensive limitations.

It would give the Kings a nice dilemma given they already have Ben McLemore on their roster as well.

Denver

They have a clear need at the shooting guard position as their current starting line up leaks like a sieve on defence with Randy Foye playing shooting guard.

The Nuggets lack size whenever they feature units with either Foye, Nate Robinson or Aaron Brooks at the shooting guard position so the inclusion of Exum would give them some much needed perimeter defence.

They’re probably just out of the running for a top-five pick at this stage but you never know, teams can get lucky at the lottery. Just ask Bulls fans.

Philadelphia

With Michael Carter-Williams playing point guard this pairing may not have enough outside shooting to work but I figure that the 76ers will take whoever they can get, thus, putting them in the running for all of the top prospects.

They’ve traded away all of their important starters over the last two seasons except for Carter-Williams and Thaddeus Young.

If Exum is still available when it comes to the 76ers’ pick then I’m sure he’ll be considered.

The length of Exum and Carter-Williams would cause some problems for opposing guards.

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