Dillingham and Sheppard are lottery picks and -- oh look, Antonio Reeves!

We’ve been doing this for a while now, every week some new mock draft spitting the freshmen Cats across 58 picks. Zvonimir Ivisic was the new one thrown into the mix after his electric debut while Rob Dillingham and Reed Sheppard have gotten lottery love for the better part of the season. DJ Wagner, Justin Edwards and Aaron Bradshaw have been the wild cards of the bunch, though, their stock all over the board from the summer and preseason through today.

That’s been the group — until now, at least. In a new mock released by Jonathan Wasserman of Bleacher Report on Tuesday, Antonio Reeves earned some draft love for the first time since he arrived in Lexington last offseason.

Welcome to the show, No. 12. Off the board completely to No. 55 overall to the Pacers, potentially joining Oscar Tshiebwe in Indiana.

“Concerns around Antonio Reeves’ age and athleticism become less worrisome in the Nos. 45-58 range,” he wrote. “A team figures to take a second-round gamble on his 6’6″ size, shotmaking production, shooting versatility and useful floater for the NBA.”

That may not seem like much, but it’s indicative of the growth he’s made this season at Kentucky as a legitimate contender for SEC Player of the Year and likely All-American. Once a pure catch-and-shoot threat and turnstile defender, Reeves is now a two-way threat and three-level scorer averaging 19.5 points per game on 50/43/87 shooting splits. He’s tied for the oldest player on the entire draft board at 23 years old — fifth-year seniors don’t hear their names called often, if ever. It means something that he’s working his way into that conversation, and deservedly so.

As for the rest of the draft, Dillingham and Sheppard continue to earn lottery hype, coming in at No. 6 and No. 12, respectively.

“Dillingham will remain a potential top-10 pick with persuasive ball-handling and shiftiness, shooting versatility and passing flashes for an NBA combo guard,” Wasserman said of the former.

“NBA teams will know what they’re getting in Reed Sheppard, given the translatability of his elite shooting, passing IQ and defensive instincts,” he added. “He’s a textbook connector at worst who’ll space the floor and move the ball.”

From there, you have to scroll a minute to find your next Wildcat: Big Z at No. 33 to San Antonio (could you imagine Ivisic and Victor Wembanyama together in the frontcourt?)

“Shooting range, passing and good energy will hold scouts’ attention and interest,” Wasserman said. “But he’s still more of a long-term project with wide-ranging outcomes/trajectories.”

DJ Wagner is next up at No. 37 to the Timberwolves, joining Karl-Anthony Towns in Minnesota. Then it’s Justin Edwards to the Boston Celtics at No. 47 and Aaron Bradshaw to the Pacers with Tshiebwe and Reeves at No. 49.

“Wagner’s jumper and shortcomings around the rim have raised questions about his scoring upside. But his ability to create advances and rim pressure with his quickness and dribble remains attractive,” he wrote. “And despite underwhelming numbers, the eye test still sees a threatening shotmaker and serviceable facilitator whose shooting seems improvable.”

“There may still be teams willing to buy low and bet on the track record of freshmen who’ve been up-and-down at Kentucky and managed to look better after a few NBA seasons,” Wasserman added of Edwards.

“Flashes of shotmaking and NBA tools for finishing and shot-blocking should still create enough theoretical potential to draw top-40 consideration,” he said of Bradshaw.

Seven draft picks for the Cats. No school has ever had more than six selections in a single draft — Kentucky doing it twice in 2012 and 2015.

Could this group make history?