NYRaider Posted April 12, 2022 Author Share Posted April 12, 2022 7 minutes ago, catcheryea said: he's also not going 1 next year Victor is for sure going #1 next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted April 12, 2022 Author Share Posted April 12, 2022 One thing I'd like to know is how many guys have that much NBA success after sitting out for a year and then getting picked highly? The only one that I can think of off the top of my head is Enes Kanter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sllim Pickens Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 8 minutes ago, NYRaider said: One thing I'd like to know is how many guys have that much NBA success after sitting out for a year and then getting picked highly? The only one that I can think of off the top of my head is Enes Kanter. I am not sure there have been enough of them to really say there is a trend one way or another. How many have sat out a year, went pro and not turned out? There also has not been someone as highly touted as Sharpe sit out a whole year other than Wiseman maybe. Kyrie played very little. Jalen Johnson only played a few games but didnt sit out entirely. Wiseman didn't play and questions still out on him but looking like a bust. Lamelo Ball played in a so so league but still played. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DUKE Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 Yeah, that sample size is very small Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted April 12, 2022 Author Share Posted April 12, 2022 1 minute ago, Sllim Pickens said: I am not sure there have been enough of them to really say there is a trend one way or another. How many have sat out a year, went pro and not turned out? There also has not been someone as highly touted as Sharpe sit out a whole year other than Wiseman maybe. Kyrie played very little. Jalen Johnson only played a few games but didnt sit out entirely. Wiseman didn't play and questions still out on him but looking like a bust. Lamelo Ball played in a so so league but still played. James Wiseman and Enes Kanter are the only two prospects that I can think of that were originally supposed to play college basketball, were ruled ineligible, and then were taken early in the draft. Both of them were top 5 recruits coming into college as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted April 12, 2022 Author Share Posted April 12, 2022 6 minutes ago, THE DUKE said: Yeah, that sample size is very small There have been other guys with limited film like LaMelo Ball, Dante Exum, Thon Maker, and Emmanuel Mudiay that were taken highly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted April 12, 2022 Author Share Posted April 12, 2022 Osumane Dieng is another draft mystery that could go higher than expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sllim Pickens Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 Just now, NYRaider said: There have been other guys with limited film like LaMelo Ball, Dante Exum, Thon Maker, and Emmanuel Mudiay that were taken highly. Most of those guys had a lot of tape overseas at least. More against higher than HS competition than Sharpe has anyways. Was there a reason he didn't play this year once determined he could? It just seems odd to me. Not really the mentality I want in a kid, if it was his decision. The intrigue is definitely keeping his stock up but I am nervous he is a Brandon Boston or Jaden Hardy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted April 12, 2022 Author Share Posted April 12, 2022 3 minutes ago, Sllim Pickens said: Most of those guys had a lot of tape overseas at least. More against higher than HS competition than Sharpe has anyways. Was there a reason he didn't play this year once determined he could? It just seems odd to me. Not really the mentality I want in a kid, if it was his decision. The intrigue is definitely keeping his stock up but I am nervous he is a Brandon Boston or Jaden Hardy. He was originally a part of the 2022 recruiting class, decided to reclassify in January to prepare for next season, and then I think the rule had just changed so his family realized he just met the requirements to be draft eligible this year. The plan was apparently for him to just get acclimated to campus, etc. and then play next year according to Cal. He was eligible to play immediately so I don't know why he sat out. He sat out of the U19 tournament last summer and scouts weren't allowed to attend EYBL games while he was still playing. So whoever does draft him will have to do so without ever having him seen play a game live, lol. There's really not even that much film on him since he didn't play HS basketball last year either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted April 12, 2022 Author Share Posted April 12, 2022 Sharpe is the type of pick that will either make you look like a genius or probably cost you your job, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texansfan713 Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 44 minutes ago, NYRaider said: Sharpe is the type of pick that will either make you look like a genius or probably cost you your job, lol. a team with 2 firsts in the lottery should take a gamble on him like the Blazers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted April 12, 2022 Author Share Posted April 12, 2022 26 minutes ago, Texansfan713 said: a team with 2 firsts in the lottery should take a gamble on him like the Blazers. It's just insane that he's likely going top 10 and he hasn't even played competitive basketball in like a year and literally no NBA scouts have ever seen him play in person, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DUKE Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 UCLA 9th man F Peyton Watson declares for the draft and hires an agent. Played 12 minutes a game averaged 3 points and less than 3 rb per game. My best guess is he wasn't going to qualify academically or literally never attended class, because just being a 6'8" wing probably doesn't get you drafted. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted April 12, 2022 Author Share Posted April 12, 2022 32 minutes ago, THE DUKE said: UCLA 9th man F Peyton Watson declares for the draft and hires an agent. Played 12 minutes a game averaged 3 points and less than 3 rb per game. My best guess is he wasn't going to qualify academically or literally never attended class, because just being a 6'8" wing probably doesn't get you drafted. He was a top 10 recruit coming into UCLA and is supposedly a good defender. Dude got bunnies but will definitely be headed to the G-League, lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted April 12, 2022 Author Share Posted April 12, 2022 Hopefully Wendell Moore/Trevor Keels realize they're not good enough to play in the NBA yet and come back to school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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